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Recently, Car & Driver magazine tested a Nissan Altima Hybrid. The Altima's greenest version takes a lot of its technology (and the research behind it) from Toyota. The hardware is very similar to what Toyota offers in the Camry Hybrid, but optimized for the Altima.
Nissan, in the States, does not price the Altima Hybrid at too terrible a premium. A basic Altima (four-cylinder, CVtransmission) would cost $20,915 and the hybrid will likely be around $24,400.
Unfortunately, when the purposes of a vehicle come to no fruition, we have a very inconvenient truth. Car & Driver tested that typical Altima four-cylinder and, by their trustworthy measurements, drove 24 miles for every gallon. The Altima Hybrid was only able to propel them 23 miles for every gallon gulped.
Ouch.
One possible reason could the 398 extra pounds the Hybrid places on the scales. Both vehicles were tested by the automotive press, the former during a comparison test, the Hybrid by itself.
By way of disclosure... the EPA says the run-of-the-mill Nissan Altima is rated at 23/29 miles per gallon in the city and highway and the Hybrid is 42/36 city and highway. Last summer, I drove a Ford F-150 for 1 week and averaged 18 mpg, exactly what www.fueleconomy.gov said I would. I coasted down almost every hill to do get 18mpg, but I did it.
That being said, a Hybrid will offer cleaner tailpipe emissions and in most cases save money at the pumps. What it may not do is actually save you money over the life of the vehicle when you factor in the cost of the vehicle. Car & Driver's example would cost more to buy and more to fuel. Bad car? Not so much. Odd car? For sure.
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- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Turbo Hybrid Real World Fuel Economy Testing
I can't say I was surprised that Volkswagen's 2013 turbocharged Jetta Hybrid consumed more fuel than the EPA said it would. The Jetta's tiny 1.4L turbo likes to rev. So I revved it. In the first few days of testing, over the span of 136...
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- Best Concepts/best Hybrids
CNNMoney, with help from AOL Autos and Edmunds.com has homed in the most cost-effective hybrids available to buyers today. Meanwhile, BusinessWeek named the best concept cars of 2007. Edmunds.com chose vehicles with which to compare each hybrid vehicle....
- Land Cruiser Exalted
Although you will find previous iterations of Toyota's venerable Land Cruiser in every corner of the world, the most recent generation was not made available to Canadians. At least not in the two varities by which it is served to Americans. Lexus.ca...
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Recently, Car & Driver magazine tested a Nissan Altima Hybrid. The Altima's greenest version takes a lot of its technology (and the research behind it) from Toyota. The hardware is very similar to what Toyota offers in the Camry Hybrid, but optimized for the Altima.
Nissan, in the States, does not price the Altima Hybrid at too terrible a premium. A basic Altima (four-cylinder, CVtransmission) would cost $20,915 and the hybrid will likely be around $24,400.
Unfortunately, when the purposes of a vehicle come to no fruition, we have a very inconvenient truth. Car & Driver tested that typical Altima four-cylinder and, by their trustworthy measurements, drove 24 miles for every gallon. The Altima Hybrid was only able to propel them 23 miles for every gallon gulped.
Ouch.
One possible reason could the 398 extra pounds the Hybrid places on the scales. Both vehicles were tested by the automotive press, the former during a comparison test, the Hybrid by itself.
By way of disclosure... the EPA says the run-of-the-mill Nissan Altima is rated at 23/29 miles per gallon in the city and highway and the Hybrid is 42/36 city and highway. Last summer, I drove a Ford F-150 for 1 week and averaged 18 mpg, exactly what www.fueleconomy.gov said I would. I coasted down almost every hill to do get 18mpg, but I did it.
That being said, a Hybrid will offer cleaner tailpipe emissions and in most cases save money at the pumps. What it may not do is actually save you money over the life of the vehicle when you factor in the cost of the vehicle. Car & Driver's example would cost more to buy and more to fuel. Bad car? Not so much. Odd car? For sure.
- Nypd Introduces Nissan Altima Hybrid Police Cars
The boys in blue are going green in New York as the police department announced it will replace 40 of its squad cars with Nissan Altima Hybrids. They're the first gas-electric hybrids to be used as regular patrol cars by the largest police department...
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Turbo Hybrid Real World Fuel Economy Testing
I can't say I was surprised that Volkswagen's 2013 turbocharged Jetta Hybrid consumed more fuel than the EPA said it would. The Jetta's tiny 1.4L turbo likes to rev. So I revved it. In the first few days of testing, over the span of 136...
- Canada's Ecoauto Rebate
The Government of Canada's initiative to put more people into fuel efficient vehicles by giving them money sees a rearranging of models for year 2008. The list, with the cashback value, is below. $2000 Toyota Prius Honda Civic Hybrid smart fortwo...
- Best Concepts/best Hybrids
CNNMoney, with help from AOL Autos and Edmunds.com has homed in the most cost-effective hybrids available to buyers today. Meanwhile, BusinessWeek named the best concept cars of 2007. Edmunds.com chose vehicles with which to compare each hybrid vehicle....
- Land Cruiser Exalted
Although you will find previous iterations of Toyota's venerable Land Cruiser in every corner of the world, the most recent generation was not made available to Canadians. At least not in the two varities by which it is served to Americans. Lexus.ca...