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Road Test: 2022 Acura RDX SH-AWD A-Spec Advance

Clean Fleet Report

The Acura RDX has been one of the best-selling compact premium SUVs since 2006, and has sold more than 50,000 every year since 2015. With this success you had better bet folks at Acura were careful when doing a light restyle for the 2022 RDX, with a refresh of the exterior, interior and suspension plus added standard technology.

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2013 Acura ILX Hybrid Expected To Reach 38 MPG Highway

Green Car Reports

The 2013 Acura ILX will be the company's first entry into the compact sedan market since the Integra, but of most interest to GreenCarReports readers is the hybrid version.

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2024 Lexus TX Hopes to Become a Better Family Hauler

The Truth About Cars

The infiniti QX80 and GMC Yukon are a little too big, while something like the Acura MDX is a little too small. But that’s a good place for a new vehicle to be when the market is receptive.& Still, it’s supposed to deliver 24 mpg (combined) and adds rear-wheel steering, adaptive dampers, and flashier 22-inch wheels.&

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Cumulative worldwide sales of Honda hybrids passes 1 million units

Green Car Congress

mpg US, 2.86 Model introduced to the market. Acura ILX Hybrid (USA, Canada only). In May of this year, Honda began production of hybrid models in regions outside of Japan with production of the Acura ILX Hybrid in the US followed by production of the Jazz Hybrid which began in Thailand in July of this year. Earlier post.)

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Honda to end production of the Insight hybrid, commits to the expansion of hybrid offerings in the US

Green Car Congress

Honda and Toyota were both early entrants into the hybrid market in the US: Honda with the first-generation Insight in March 2009, followed by Toyota with the first-generation Prius. However, Honda hybrid sales have not achieved the traction in the US market that Toyota did. of total Honda sales in the US for that year. of total sales.

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury FWD

Clean Fleet Report

Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. We were surprised to cross the 30 mpg mark for this 3,915-pound, five-passenger midsize SUV.

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Road Test: 2022 Mercedes-Benz S500 4Matic Mild Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

liter at 21 mpg city/30 highway/24 combined. In 274 miles of driving through Southern California and using the air conditioning at most times, we averaged 27 mpg, but on a 150-mile all-freeway run using the adaptive cruise control set to 65 mph, we averaged 32.8 Road Test: 2022 Acura RDX SH-AWD. The EPA rates the S500 3.0-liter