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Review: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid prioritizes low price, high mpg

Green Car Reports

Dropping Toyota’s well-proven and fuel-efficient hybrid system into the Corolla Cross boosts fuel efficiency to an estimated 42 mpg combined, against the 30 mpg combined of the standard AWD model. The 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid adds a second and more economical powertrain to the compact SUV that debuted last year.

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2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R Review – Beast Mode

The Truth About Cars

I mentioned the abysmal fuel-economy numbers – they are 10 mpg city/15 mpg highway/12 mpg combined. It bases as a Raptor, and adding the Raptor R bits cost $31,575 and spray-in bedliner added $595. With the $1,795 destination fee, that put the price at $109,740. At least the fuel tank holds 36 gallons.

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2024 Volkswagen Atlas SEL Premium R-Line Review – Ready for the Road Trip

The Truth About Cars

The more I review crossovers and utility vehicles, the more I evaluate them by how well they just simply work for commuting duty. The exterior changes include an available grille-width light bar, new LED headlights, rear LED lighting with a body-wide light strip, and adaptive headlights are now standard. Well, there's one other issue.

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2023 Toyota Prius Limited Review – Finally a Worthy Choice

The Truth About Cars

suite of driver’s aids was standard and included pre-collision assist, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and safe exit assist. Fuel economy is listed at 52 mpg across the board for city/highway/combined. Fuel economy is listed at 52 mpg across the board for city/highway/combined. Toyota’s SafetySense 3.0

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2024 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport Review – Atlas Slimmed

The Truth About Cars

The Cross Sport is so similar to the seven-seat Atlas that I considered writing only one review, but hey, we have a content (and SEO) beast to feed. There’s an available light bar for the grille, new standard LED adaptive headlamps, and LED rear lighting with an available light strip. The rest of the changes are cosmetic.

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2023 Toyota Sequoia Review - A Three-Row Prius?

The Truth About Cars

While the full-sized Tundra offers the choice between a standard turbo V-6 and hybridization, this 2023 Toyota Sequoia is hybrid only. Sadly, dipping into the throttle does send the fuel economy reading south, as the 20 mpg combined estimate might be a bit optimistic. My time in the Sequoia yielded readings in the 17 mpg range.

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2023 Ford Maverick Tremor Review - Shake It Up

The Truth About Cars

It’s not going all the places where a Bronco can go, of course, but there’s a bit more capability than the standard Maverick. EPA ratings for a non-Tremor AWD Maverick - remember, same powertrain - are 22 mpg city, 28 mpg highway, and 24mpg combined. How significant?

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