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2025 Mazda CX-70 Review – Adding By Subtraction

The Truth About Cars

Last week in Desert Hot Springs, California, a wandering canine got my attention and forced me to stop as I piloted the 2025 Mazda CX-70. Full disclosure: Mazda flew me to the Palm Springs, California metro area and fed and housed me for two nights. That’s what I would say to one curious California canine, anyway.

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2023 Jeep Grand Wagoneer L Series III Obsidian Review – Smooth Sailing

The Truth About Cars

Full disclosure: I was on vacation in Palm Springs, California and Stellantis was nice enough to loan me the Grand Wagoneer for testing while I was in SoCal.) I remembered how smooth the experience was, both in terms of engine operation and ride, and that didn’t change, especially on mostly unbroken California pavement. That’s … a lot.

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

Green Car Congress

People might be bored reading about the Prius but a review on four Priuses (2004, 2005, two 2006s) that my family owns that ran a total of 913k km (570k miles) should be interesting, right? The official fuel consumption is 5 l/100 km (47 mpg US) and that is bang on for us as well. l/100 km (51 mpg US) in the summer, and 5.3

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Lucid Gravity drive, Acura ZDX review, Jeep plug-in hybrid pickup: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Yesterday in a review of the Acura ZDX Green Car Reports looked at whether the first fully electric vehicle from this Honda luxury brand keeps it on-brand—even with GM bones. The UX 300h AWD now gets 43 mpg combined, and it starts around $40,000. Are electric vehicle sales down in California? 2024 Tesla Model Y.

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Review: 2025 Toyota Camry hybrid blends into the background

Baua Electric

2025 Toyota Camry The steering is well weighted and the Camry tracked smoothly down the California highway. 2025 Toyota Camry 2025 Toyota Camry theoretically sips fuel Toyota said in its most efficient form, which is a front-wheel-drive LE trim, the Camry is expected to have fuel economy ratings of 53 mpg city, 50 highway, 51 combined.

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2023 Toyota Crown Review – Not Quite a King

The Truth About Cars

Not exactly a California canyon road. EPA fuel-economy numbers are listed at 42 mpg city/41 mpg highway/41 mpg combined for the base powertrain and 29/32/30. I had a chance to wheel both cars on a short drive loop through the exurbs at the edge of the Chicago metro area. Toyota's Safety Sense 3.0

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2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Review – Cheap(ish) Speed

The Truth About Cars

Full disclosure: Ford flew me to Southern California and fed and housed me. The around-town ride is unsurprisingly a little stiff, though not too bad on smooth Southern California roads. Fuel economy for the EcoBoost is 22 mpg city/33 mpg highway/26 mpg combined, and 21/29/24 with the Performance Pack.

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