The Truth About Cars
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
But it was based in one truth – the Prius might save you a lot of gas but man it was no fun to drive. It was all about passing up gas pumps. My biggest gripe was an intrusion of outside noise above 60 mph. That stereotype was often unfair and inaccurate. Nor did it offer much in the way of creature comfort.
Baua Electric
MAY 13, 2024
Each motor has its own transmission, which enables a low-range mode for off-roading and relieves it of the need for its gas cousin’s three locking differentials. Mercedes promises a 0-62 mph time of 4.7 inches of ground clearance, it’s up a few tenths on the gas G—and offers a competitive breakover angle of 20.3 With at least 9.8
Baua Electric
MAY 23, 2024
2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV Our drive route mixed rural Michigan roads and fast Interstate traffic up to 80 mph. that the gas versions do. We tested WOW mode on a couple of standing-start acceleration runs, and the quoted 0-to-60-mph acceleration time of 4.5 Over 100 miles of mixed traffic, we saw efficiencies of 2.0
The Truth About Cars
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
This will be a slightly different review for TTAC than most, since while most readers here will be generally familiar with a number of options available from legacy automakers, there will be a number of technical details I’ll need to discuss here. A high-pitched whistle was occasionally noticed from the driver’s window over 45-50 mph, too.
The Truth About Cars
MAY 22, 2023
Doing so will take about 15 seconds and can be done at speeds up to 31 mph. Should the temperature drop or the sky darken, you can close the top (again at speeds up to 31 mph) in about 16 seconds. And once that top is dropped, you might find your right foot goosing the gas to get revs whenever possible. That sound is addictive.
The Truth About Cars
MAY 11, 2023
Considering how bad the roads seem to be these days, I would likely keep the crossover in Dynamic with the softer suspension (MacPherson struts all around) setting and do all of the gear selecting myself at the expense of a higher gas bill. This makes for a sprightly 0-60 mph launch, which Alfa Romeo claimed would be finished in about 5.6
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
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? On the highway at around 130 km/h (80 mph) , we get by with about 5.3 by BLNT, PriusPodcast.com. l/100 km (51 mpg US) in the summer, and 5.3
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