Category: Reviews
2025 Toyota Sequoia adds 1794 model, starts at $64,120
The Toyota Sequoia enters the 2025 model year with a new 1794 Edition model The 2025 Sequoia is priced from $64,120, including a $1,945 destination charge All 2025 Sequoias offer 437 hp and maximum towing of 9,520 pounds The Toyota Sequoia already takes a stab at the luxury full-size SUV segment with the Capstone flagship, but Toyota has stepped…
2025 Toyota Highlander Hybrid gains standard all-wheel drive
The 2025 Toyota Highlander Hybrid three-row crossover receives standard all-wheel drive and a new special edition as its only significant updates. Based on the Highlander Hybrid Limited grade, the 25th Edition marks two and a half decades since the launch of the first-generation Highlander. Unveiled at the 2000 New York auto show as a 2001 model…
Review: 2025 Honda Civic Si proves good manual transmissions still exist
The Civic Si gets a few key styling tweaks for 2025 The sedan is only offered with a 6-speed manual transmission Civic Si among the highest-priced cars in the class at more than $31,000 I have never bought a car that didn’t have a manual transmission. Sure, I have a truck with an automatic, but I inherited it—and trucks don’t…
2025 Honda Accord hybrid gets 44 mpg for $34,750
The 2025 Honda Accord hybrid sees minimal changes and a $760 price increase over the 2024 model. The hybrid version of Honda’s mid-size sedan costs $34,750 with the mandatory $1,095 destination charge. In keeping with Honda’s strategy of positioning hybrids as higher-end grades, the cheapest hybrid Sport grade is priced above the gasoline-only LX…
2025 Honda Accord price increased again, new SE replaces EX
2025 Honda Accord sedan costs at least $1,000 more than the redesigned 2023 model New SE trim adds black exterior elements in replacing the EX 2025 Accord Hybrid Sport starts at $34,750 and gets 44 mpg combined The 2025 Honda Accord sedan rolls into the new year with at least a $400 increase and a new SE trim that replaces the EX grade from the…
Cheapest new hybrid? 2025 Kia Niro undercuts Prius but not Corolla
Looking for a cheap car that doesn’t feel cheap yet has a cheaper cost of ownership than any other cheap car? The cheapest cheap car is a hybrid, and it should be no surprise it’s a Toyota. With a Toyota Corolla Hybrid and its 50 mpg combined, the EPA estimates that you can save $3,250 in fuel costs over five years compared to a similarly-equipped…
2025 Audi A3
What kind of vehicle is the 2025 Audi A3? What does it compare to? The 2025 Audi A3 is the umbrella model for a trio of small sedans. Shop them against the Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class, BMW 2-Series, and Cadillac CT4. Is the 2025 Audi A3 a good car? Overall, the 2025 Audi A3, S3, and RS 3 sedans are impressive small cars with a high-end feel and…
Learn how Porsche entered the turbo era
Porsche first implemented turbochargers on its race cars The first turbocharged Porsche was the 917 Porsche turbocharges many of its road cars today and some EVs even wear the badge Porsche was one of the first automakers to adopt turbocharging—and the impetus was racing. General Motors introduced turbocharged road cars in the early 1960s…
2025 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
What kind of vehicle is the 2025 Land Rover Range Rover Sport? What does it compare to? The 2025 Range Rover Sport is a high-end midsize SUV that squares off against the BMW X5, Mercedes-Benz GLE Class, and Audi Q7. Is the 2025 Land Rover Range Rover Sport a good SUV? This is no bargain basement luxury SUV, but it feels worth the money thanks to…
Pirelli and Bosch developing software-based smart tires
Pirelli and Bosch plan to jointly develop tires with embedded sensors that can transmit data directly to a vehicle’s onboard computers. These software-enhanced tires will deliver “greater safety, comfort, and sustainability, as well as improved driving dynamics,” the two companies said. That will be made possible by harnessing data from tires to…