When your eye catches a Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe for sale, you can’t help but do a double take. The same goes for the Wrangler 4xe, for that matter. While both models have the classic good looks that Jeep is known for, there is something a little sleeker about them that sets them apart from […]
Category: Hybrids
The All-New 2024 Toyota Camry Has Something for Everyone
Dedicated performance cars are great for seeking out thrills on the road, but they’re not very practical as everyday cars. Commuting to the office in a Porsche 911 may impress some of your coworkers, but it doesn’t have much space for cargo if you have to swing by the grocery store on your way home. […]
Is the 2023 Prius Prime the Most Exciting Sedan on the Market?
Can a sedan be exciting? With their production numbers dwindling, sedans have adopted a rather inoffensive persona and seem now to make for average daily drivers—but there’s nothing in the rules that say they MUST be average. Every now and again, we get a sedan that helps remind us of this. Your local Toyota dealership […]
Five Things Toyota Is Doing Right With the Grand Highlander
If you haven’t heard, a new model will join the lineup at the Toyota dealer near you: the all-new Grand Highlander. This is an SUV designed for large families, with three rows of seats inside, plus a lot more for drivers looking for a big vehicle like this to get excited about. You’d think that […]
The 2024 Corvette E-Ray: An Electrifying Addition to the Bowtie Brand
Whenever there’s discourse surrounding the class of vehicles known as the supercar, there are a few usual suspects that get mentioned. Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Porsche are the brands that put European performance on the map and exemplify the high-end of high octane. For domestic manufacturers, the supercars that get built are few and far between. […]
From Ferdinand Porsche to F1: How Hybrid Technology Transformed the Supercar
Hybrid technology has come a long way since the Prius first showed up at the turn of the millennium. What was once a niche category for the eco-conscious has grown into an undeniable trend in the automotive world, with hybrid powertrains replacing gas engines in some of the industry’s most iconic models. From pickup trucks […]
Ram: Changing the Industry Through Innovation
If you’ve ever stepped foot in a new or used Ram dealership, you’ve likely been impressed with the trucks composing their brand and the potency and prowess they exhibit every single year. When Dodge and Ram separated from one another in 2009, it was a move that allowed both brands to focus on their individual […]
The Corvette E-Ray Redefines What We Expect From a Hybrid
I remember well the rise of electric cars and hybrids in the early 2000s. While electric vehicles of some sort have been around for over a century (the first, created in 1889, was essentially an electrified wagon), quite a few manufacturers tried to make them more mainstream around the turn of the millennium. They promised […]
Why The 2024 Chevy E-Ray Might Be The Perfect Corvette
When you were a little kid and tried to imagine the cars of the future, you might have pictured something like the Chevy E-Ray. Even today, it almost looks too modern to be real. The E-Ray, for the record, is a hybrid-electric variant of the ever-popular Corvette C8. If you’ve followed the Corvette through the […]
The Best and Worst of the Jeep Wrangler Through the Years
When you come across a dealership offering a used Jeep Wrangler for sale, you never quite know what you’re going to get. The nameplate “Wrangler” isn’t a part of WWII history like the brand name Jeep was, although it has been around for several decades now and has been through a few generations of change. […]
Shattering the Glass Ceiling in Hybrid Style: The 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk 4xe
What does it mean to break the glass ceiling? While the metaphor means something different to everyone, Jeep took it literally in the early 1990s. The automaker turned heads in 1992 when the Grand Cherokee made its way up the steps of Cobo Hall at the North American International Auto Show, driving through and shattering […]
Could the E-Ray be the True Purist Corvette?
It was a damp and dreary January day at the Milford Proving Grounds in southeast Michigan, where automotive journalists of every stripe were greeted for a first ride in the latest Corvette model. Surely, there was disappointment regarding the conditions. Forty degrees and drizzly has never been a driver-friendly forecast, but there they were. Fresh […]
Five Hybrid Options That Are Gone but Not Forgotten
From traditional hybrids that get their extra fuel efficiency from regenerative braking to plug-in hybrids to full-on electric vehicles, cars powered by electricity are getting increasingly popular these days. Despite the trends overall going in their favor, there are several hybrids that you can only find on the used car lot because, for one reason […]
What’s an “eTorque,” and Does it Really Matter?
If you’re looking for a full hybrid or even a plug-in hybrid version of the powerful Ram 1500, you’re out of luck. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t any hybrid Ram trucks for sale. In fact, you might not even realize just how many hybrid trucks Ram builds, given how it markets its eTorque system. […]
Top 10 Hybrids of All Time
To us, hybrids arrived on the scene with the Prius in the early 2000s; at least that’s what many drivers believe. The truth is, hybrids have been around for far longer than you may realize, with the first hybrid dating back to the late 1800s! The Prius was the vehicle that seemingly opened up the […]
Mazda Brings Back the Rotary Engine
If you’re a big fan of somewhat esoteric auto engine options, or you’re particularly into Mazda as a company, then you might’ve heard of a rotary engine before. For everyone else, however, the rotary engine is likely a bit of mechanical trivia you’ve never heard of – but it’s something that I think is worth […]
Considering a Hybrid Sedan in 2022: Focus on the Honda Insight
Thanks to decades of engineering and design work from countless developers of technology, hybrid vehicles have come a long way from the slow crawl of the original hybrids on the highways. It hasn’t taken long for automakers to get to the point where virtually every manufacturer has at least one hybrid available within its lineup, […]
2022 Toyota Camry: Hybrids & V6 Engines
What sets a vehicle apart from the others that you see on the road every day? We feel that it’s a blend of style, performance, and even efficiency. For the 2022 Toyota Camry, the name of the game is choice, and you’ll have a seemingly overwhelming number of options. Don’t fret; we’re here to explain […]
The Ultimate Commuter Truck: The All-New 2022 Ford Maverick
What does your daily commute look like? Do you navigate rush-hour traffic while listening to the radio or your favorite podcast, do you stop by the local coffee shop for a quick breakfast and a cup of your favorite brew, or do you make the drive without interruption? Now that you’re thinking about your commute, […]
Jeep Wrangler 4xe Takes a Steep Departure From Expectations
Most people think of Jeep as a company that makes powerhouse 4x4s, rugged SUVs, and off-road vehicles that run on gasoline or diesel fuel. One of the last things most people would expect from Jeep – especially a Wrangler – is an electric powertrain that turns the popular 4×4 into a plug-in hybrid. However, that’s […]