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2025 Mazda CX-50 Hybrid Review -- Sport in Search of Refinement

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Towing capacity is 1,500 pounds and the EPA ratings are 39 mpg city, 37 mpg highway, and 38 mpg combined. Those prices exclude the $1,420 destination charge and the usual fees. Standard features on the Preferred includes 17-inch wheels, built-in Alexa, 10.25-inch This trim drops the black roof rails and exhaust pipes.

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2024 Volkswagen Atlas SEL Premium R-Line Review – Ready for the Road Trip

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The more I review crossovers and utility vehicles, the more I evaluate them by how well they just simply work for commuting duty. That includes a heated steering wheel, tri-zone automatic climate control, cooled front seats, voice control, and a passenger seat that’s height adjustable. This is, hopefully, a common-sense approach.

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2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R Review – Beast Mode

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I mentioned the abysmal fuel-economy numbers – they are 10 mpg city/15 mpg highway/12 mpg combined. Except when the guilt concerning the low MPGs hits. The climate is changing, after all. At least the fuel tank holds 36 gallons. It’s a hoot to drive and turns heads. It has the off-road goods.

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2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid Review -- Quiet Proficiency

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I will start my first drive review of the 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid with a minor confession of sorts. Cabin changes include a curving display for infotainment and the return of some knobs and buttons for audio and climate controls. The EPA numbers for this vehicle were 35 mpg across the board, by the way.

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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People might be bored reading about the Prius but a review on four Priuses (2004, 2005, two 2006s) that my family owns that ran a total of 913k km (570k miles) should be interesting, right? I’ve never seen climate controls in any other car that were placed on the steering wheel for easy control. l/100 km (44 mpg US) in winter.

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Rental Review: 2024 Chevrolet Trax LT

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While base models feature a stripped-down suite of niceties, the volume LT comes standard with adaptive cruise, lane hold with lane departure warning, proximity warning, blind spot monitoring, HD backup camera with rear cross-traffic alert, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity, single-zone climate control with A/C, among lesser accoutrements.

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2023 Jeep Grand Wagoneer L Series III Obsidian Review – Smooth Sailing

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Size is the enemy of fuel economy, and even with a reduced cylinder count the numbers are a not great 14 mpg city/19 mpg highway/16 mpg combined. mpg – there was a discrepancy between the computer and my own calculations – across approximately 430 miles of driving. I am gonna pass out now. That’s … a lot.

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