Remove 2018 Remove All-Electric Remove Buick Remove PHEV
article thumbnail

Road Test: 2021 Buick Envision Avenir FWD

Clean Fleet Report

All-New Sleek Design with Premium Touches. Buick isn’t messing around with the Envision. First introduced as a 2016 model, this Chinese-built compact crossover had a facelift in 2019 (when we last tested it ), and two short years later, is all-new for 2021. Clean Fleet Report drove the 2021 Buick Envision Avenir FWD.

Buick 52
article thumbnail

GM delivered 2.9M vehicles in China in 2020 for third straight annual drop; NEV sales up 4x from 2019

Green Car Congress

million vehicles in 2018, and 4.04 Buick deliveries topped 885,000 units, increasing 4.1% Sales of Buick’s SUV family surged 50.1%. The long-standing leader in the MPV segment, the GL8, added the all-new Avenir family and had sales growth of 6.2% from a year earlier. million vehicles in 2020 followed on 3.09

2020 170
article thumbnail

Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate

Clean Fleet Report

Volvo has flipped its usual script with the 2023 XC60 Recharge plug-in hybrid, but it hasn’t sacrificed any of the benefits of owning a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV), which is the perfect bridge between a gasoline and electric power. kilowatt electric motor good for 143 hp, producing a total of 455 hp and 523 pound-feet of torque.

article thumbnail

Road Test: 2022 Genesis GV70 AWD 3.5T Sport Prestige

Clean Fleet Report

The all-new 2022 Genesis GV70 slots in just below the larger GV80 SUV, both of which will be joined soon by the all-electric GV60. The 2022 Genesis GV70 has two engine options with all-wheel drive (AWD) standard. The Comfort drive mode offers nearly the same efficiency as Eco, but with better acceleration at all times.

SUV 90
article thumbnail

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

Clean Fleet Report

Torque comes in at a low 1,600 rpm, getting power to the all-wheel drive system, which Acura calls SH-AWD, through a 10-speed automatic. SH-AWD = Super Handling – All-Wheel Drive. All controls are in easy reach, including those for the dual-zone automatic climate system. liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine.

Acura 77
article thumbnail

Buick to introduce extended-range electric vehicle in China this year; also new generation 1.0T/1.3T Ecotecs and 9-speed

Green Car Congress

Buick will adopt GM’s proven extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) technology, a new-generation of 1.0T/1.3T In the coming two years, Buick will also introduce plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in China—the brand’s largest market. All-New Small Engines.

Buick 170
article thumbnail

Flash Drive: 2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross

Clean Fleet Report

Mitsubishi introduced the Eclipse Cross in 2018 with a low entry price, hoping to attract value buyers in the hot compact crossover segment. Front-wheel drive is standard with all-wheel drive available on any trim level for an additional $1,600. Add $1,600 to these prices for all-wheel drive. Road Test: 2018 Toyota RAV4.