VW’s most impressive California camper van launches at tempting price

Sure, maybe it’s blasphemy to say that any new Volkswagen California camper van is better than the icons that came before it. But Volkswagen has worked quite hard to optimize the freshly launched California eHybrid 4Motion for smart, affordable, carefr… Continue reading VW’s most impressive California camper van launches at tempting price

Review: 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 defies logic to enter unlikely territory

The Ioniq 6 is the least logical progression from Hyundai’s well-done Ioniq 5 crossover. But it works. Really well. Going from an SUV to a sedan seems counterintuitive, given the way the automotive market seems to shun sedans. Yet this is one of the be… Continue reading Review: 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 defies logic to enter unlikely territory

Review: Toyota’s all-electric bZ4X suffers from an identity crisis

As Toyota’s first serious foray into electric vehicles, most of us expected the bZ4X to be … well, something else. Instead, what we got was a confusingly-named station wagon crossover with a puzzling array of capabilities under a tall price tag.Conti… Continue reading Review: Toyota’s all-electric bZ4X suffers from an identity crisis

Review: 2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale is a compact luxury SUV – with a plug

The Tonale was first introduced as an all-new Alfa Romeo model for the 2024 model year. As the new entry point for the brand, the Tonale sets the tone for the rest of the Alfa Romeo brand’s future. A plug-in hybrid by default, it makes good on Alfa’s p… Continue reading Review: 2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale is a compact luxury SUV – with a plug

Review: 2022 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid strikes a nice balance

The 2022 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid is one of two hybrid options for the Escape this year, offering most of the goodness of the compact Escape, but with better efficiency. Both hybrid models use the same engine and transmission, the one with a plug jus… Continue reading Review: 2022 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid strikes a nice balance

Review: 2021 BMW X5 xDrive45e, the return of a pioneering plug-in hybrid

When BMW redesigned the X5 in 2019 it became larger and more accommodating while retaining its driver-centric nature and smart interior, but the hybrid model went missing from the lineup. This year sees the return of the plug-in hybrid, along with some… Continue reading Review: 2021 BMW X5 xDrive45e, the return of a pioneering plug-in hybrid

Review: 2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xe brings battery benefits off-road

When Jeep announced an electric Wrangler, and the 4xe (“four-by-E”) brand, heads definitely turned. The benefits of electric motors off the pavement are easily understood by off-road enthusiasts, but are they apparent when combined with the legendary p… Continue reading Review: 2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xe brings battery benefits off-road