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Low Cost Transportation Back in September 2014 Clean Fleet Report reviewed the 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage ES Hatchback and suggested it could be an option in the very competitive subcompact and small car segments if buyers were looking primarily at price. Mitsubishi is now offering the all-new 2017 Mirage G4, which brings ... Read More...

Fuel Economy and Functionality This is the second in my series, “Garage Mate for Your EV.” The purpose is to help select a companion for your electric car that meets your household’s needs. That might be a small sedan, a minivan, a pickup truck or, in this case, a delightful crossover ... Read More...

The Short Game Gets an Upgrade If you’re an urban commuter or daily life includes a lot of short city trips, the 2016 Smart ForTwo looks appealing. But it’s really an impractical form of transportation not designed for mass appeal and likely won’t attain it even with a new drivetrain, slightly ... Read More...

Whoosh Disguised as a Hybrid Sports Sedan In our recent review of the Lexus 2016 ES 300h we noted that hybrid was more suited for touring or highway cruising than cornering and performance. When concocting the 2016 GS 450h F Sport, Lexus probably said something like, “Hey, wait a minute, you ... Read More...

BMW Takes the Guilt-Free SUV to New Levels The American automotive market in mid-2016 is a study in schizophrenia. Plug-in vehicle sales are up 62 percent, outpacing a market that is up by less than 2 percent compared to last year. But that overall market is shifting as well; light trucks, which ... Read More...

A Little Sport to Go With Hybrid Drive Is it possible for a hybrid car to also be a sporty car? The answer is...it depends. It depends on what your expectations are when it comes to hybrid fuel economy, and what your definition is of sporty when applied to cars. Enter the ... Read More...

Spacious Interior, Peppy Engine, Excellent MPG Up until this year the Volkswagen Jetta was powered by turbocharged 1.8L and 2.0L gasoline engines or the 2.0L TDI turbo diesel. The TDI is no longer offered, and VW has expressed some ambivalence about whether it will return. It definitely is absent for this ... Read More...

The No Brainer Gets a Remake For decades the midsize family sedan commanded the largest share of the U.S. car market. For the past 14 years, the Toyota Camry has ruled the midsize roost, a position it continues to hold through the first six months of 2016. Included in the Camry’s ... Read More...

Luxury & 40 MPG Lexus, the upscale division of Toyota, has gone big into hybrid technology, which is good for consumers looking for improved fuel economy to go along with luxury appointments. Lexus has six hybrid models, with the 2016 Lexus ES 300h being its midsize car luxury offering slotted between ... Read More...

Redesigned For the American Lifestyle If I was on Volkswagen’s marketing team, I would be pulling my hair out trying to raise awareness of the 2016 Passat with car buyers, let alone get them to buy one. So I will do it for them…let me introduce you to the 2016 Volkswagen ... Read More...

332 Prius Gather in Northern California You could be forgiven if you thought you might have already seen this on some of the freeways around San Francisco or Los Angeles, but Toyota officially set a new Guinness World Record when 332 Prius lined up for a parade on Earth Day. The ... Read More...

Guilt-free Luxury Totally redesigned for 2015, the 2016 Lexus NX 300h enters its sophomore year as the only luxury hybrid compact SUV. So the question then can be asked—why a luxury small crossover in the first place? Let’s see what this versatile utility vehicle has to offer. Drivetrain The 2016 Lexus NX 300h ... Read More...

Now a Seven-Passenger Family Hauler When Clean Fleet Report reviewed the 2015 Nissan Rogue we gave it high marks as one of the best compact SUVs on the market. As Nissan’s second best-selling vehicle, the 2016 Nissan Rogue adds new technology features to make it even more appealing. Drivetrain The 2016 Nissan Rogue SV ... Read More...

Winner By a Foot Here’s the philosophical question for the week: Is it wrong to love a vehicle because of just one feature? I will be the first to admit I was skeptical when Ford announced it was adding a foot-activated “hands-free liftgate” to its Escape models. Then I spent a ... Read More...

Versatile Hatch Fills the Bill Are you in the market for a new car? If so, then look no further than the new 2016 Ford C-MAX. This tremendous vehicle is one of the showstoppers for 2016 and is certainly worth your hard-earned cash. Check out our thoughts on one of Ford’s ... Read More...