by John Faulkner | Jun 11, 2026 | 40 MPG Club, Electric Cars, MPG, Road Vehicles, Test Drives
The Hatch Isn’t Dead! Hatchbacks are cool and at one time not too many years ago were offered by almost all car companies. The SUV craze pushed hatchbacks out of dealerships, but Kia wasn’t having any of that. The compact 2026 K4 Hatchback reclaims the coolness of...
by John Faulkner | May 27, 2026 | 40 MPG Club, All-Wheel Drive, AWD, AWD 30 MPG Club, Electric Cars, Hybrid Cars, Hybrids, MPG, Road Vehicles, Test Drives
New Platform, Hybrid System for Lexus’ Best-Selling Sedan The 2026 Lexus ES 350h Hybrid is more efficient, more powerful and is offered for the first time with an all-wheel drive option compared to the ES 300h it replaces. It is now the only ES with a gasoline engine,...
by John Faulkner | May 17, 2026 | 2026 Kia Sorento Hybrid, 40 MPG Club, All-Wheel Drive, AWD, AWD 30 MPG Club, compact 3-row SUV, compact hybrid SUV, Electric Cars, hybrid, Hybrid Cars, Hybrids, Kia, road test, Road Vehicles, Sorento Hybrid X-Line SX-Prestige AWD, test drive, Test Drives
The Most Efficient Compact Three-Row Hybrid SUV Styling, high fuel economy and seating for up to six will make the 2026 Kia Sorento Hybrid X-Line SX-Prestige AWD just right for many families. Hybrid Power and Efficiency Clean Fleet Report drove the 2026 Kia Sorento...
by John Faulkner | Mar 23, 2026 | All-Wheel Drive, AWD, AWD 30 MPG Club, black header, Electric Cars, Hybrid Cars, Hybrids, MPG, Road Vehicles, Test Drives
Premium Three-Row SUV Can Go the Distance and Can Get Dirty Kia says the 2027 Telluride is reimagined and redesigned. By adding a hybrid model as well as one more capable off-road, the flagship of the Kia line-up ticks the necessary boxes. The Telluride debuted in...
by John Faulkner | Feb 16, 2026 | 2027 Toyota Highlander EV, 3-row midsize SUV EV, 3-row SUV EV, All-Wheel Drive, AWD, black header, electric car, Electric Cars, EV, Future EVs, News, Road Vehicles, Toyota
The First All-Electric Highlander Gets Three Rows Toyota came out strong and big today with the reveal of the all-new, all-electric three-row 2027 Highlander. The fourth EV in the Toyota line-up, the Highlander EV joins the BZ, BZ Woodland and CH-R, with the latter...