Flip open the fuel filler flap of the 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV and you will find two ports: one for gasoline, one for juice. By juice I mean, electricity. For this Outlander runs on both gas and electricity, though the all-EV (electric vehicle) part is limited to some 35 km before you need more, well, …
Is VW’s Golf SportWagen 100x better than my old ’61 Bel Air?
When I was in high school, I paid $325 for a mint-condition 1961 Chevrolet Bel Air station wagon. It wasn’t the sexiest car in the Campbell High School student parking lot, but it was a wagon I could work it with my eyes closed. And it was quite useful for a number of reasons. Let …
Suzuki Jimny conquers the Range Rover set
I have learned something amazing. Certain friends of mine who have long been proud members of the Land Rover/Range Rover family are switching to… Suzuki. Shocking. They are jumping from Land Rover’s Range Rover Discovery Sport to a pint-sized SUV (sport-utility vehicle) called the Suzuki Jimny. Not Jimny as in Jiminy Cricket, by the way. …
Memo to Chevrolet: give the Colorado some serious attention
The first number is “4.” The second “95.” The 91-point gap between the two is a brutal indictment of a pickup truck and a brand — and it’s really quite inexplicable. You see, Chevrolet’s Colorado midsize pickup earned just four points and finished dead last among all vehicles in the most recent reliability study from …
November 29, 2019 | Commentary, First on the Grid 1 Comments (0) |
EV challenge: Kia Niro vs Tesla Model 3
And so here is a very real question for anyone contemplating a full-on battery-electric vehicle (EV): 2019 Kia Niro EV Touring or Tesla Model 3 with Standard Range Plus? On paper, these two are very, very similar. The Kia lists for $53,996, plus fees and such, while the Tesla goes for $55,990. Range is about …
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