The 2017 Kia Niro brings
a dedicated hybrid model to the compact crossover market.
The upcoming Kia Niro SUV is
a dedicated hybrid model (like the Prius and Insight, in that it isn't offered with a traditional powertrain), but one that doesn't follow the typical super-aerodynamic kammback - rear design.
Honda revealed yesterday at the Detroit auto show that it is adding
a dedicated hybrid model to its light truck lineup in 2018.
The Niro will be Kia's first
dedicated hybrid model.
The company also plans to introduce its first
dedicated Hybrid model in the second half next year, the B - segment SUV Niro.
If you prefer a greener approach to the most reliable luxury cars, the 2017 Lexus GS stands out with
a dedicated hybrid model.
The Prius c rides and feels worlds apart from the rough - riding Honda Insight —
a dedicated hybrid model at a similar price with significantly lower fuel efficiency.
Lexus» latest
dedicated hybrid model will arrive at dealers with a starting price of $ 29,995, including destination.
Earlier this year at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show, Honda announced a new
dedicated hybrid model, which will likely be aimed directly at the likes of the Toyota Prius, Hyundai Ioniq, Kia Niro, and Chevrolet Volt.
By 2017 both Hyundai and Kia will introduce
dedicated hybrid models that will go head to head with the popular Prius.
Both vehicles being
dedicated hybrid models, it's easy to see why many assume the Insight is Honda's «Prius - killer.»
Not exact matches
Whether that growth will be through something like Microsoft's new Office365 service (now in beta) or something more profound remains an open question, although one possibility is the evolution of
hybrid cloud
models that combine the scalability and low - cost benefits of cloud computing with the uptime and security benefits of
dedicated hosting.
Toyota moved 9325 units of its
dedicated hybrid Prius in September, down 18.2 percent from the same period last year, when 11,394 Prius
models were sold.
Undercutting the Toyota Prius in manufacturer's list price didn't work very well for the second - generation
dedicated Honda
hybrid, so for the third - generation
model, the car goes upscale.
While the automaker offers other
hybrid models (RX 400h, GS 450h and LS 600h L sedan), the HS is the company's first
dedicated hybrid; it is not available with a traditional gasoline engine like the others.
Set to make its public debut at the Paris Motor Show in October, the first Mercedes - Benz
dedicated plug - in
hybrid model uses a new parallel gasoline - electric drivetrain that is claimed to net the big luxury sedan combined cycle consumption of 84 mpg (U.S.) on the European test cycle while providing it with a zero - emissions electric range of more than 20 miles.
The Honda Insight is back, this time with room for three more passengers.Honda has revived the
model name for the long - awaited
dedicated hybrid vehicle tasked with taking on the Toyota Prius.
All - new this year, the Niro is the only
dedicated subcompact
hybrid crossover on the market, but there are competitors offering a
hybrid trim of their gas
models in this segment.
Now, with the launch of our first
dedicated model, we are taking the lead as the only car manufacturer with
hybrid, electric, plug - in
hybrid and fuel cell vehicles in production.»
Dedicated hybrid and all - electric
models are packaged to minimize any compromises in passenger space and cargo volume, but payload capacity can still be an issue.
The CT 200h is an odd duck, not only as the entry - level Lexus
model, but also as a
dedicated hatchback and
hybrid.
Honda has revived the
model name for the long - awaited
dedicated hybrid vehicle tasked with taking on the Toyota Prius.
Altogether, Porsche's third
dedicated plug - in
hybrid model, after the 918 Spyder and Panamera S E-
Hybrid, delivers a combined output of 410 hp at 5,500 rpm and 434 lb - ft of torque between 1,200 and 4,000 rpm, improving on the
model it replaces by 35 hp and 7 lb - ft.
While Honda's
dedicated -
hybrid model isn't as tossable and eager to please as, say, the Honda Fit, it certainly is a livelier ride than the Prius.
That move may seem a little stingy on Ford's part, but it does gives the company a
dedicated hybrid vehicle, similar to Toyota's Prius
model.
For the
hybrid models you need to remember that the battery packs take up trunk space thanks to the car not being built on a
dedicated hybrid platform.
While Kia produced a «jolt» with the production Niro
hybrid crossover - their first
model on a
dedicated gas -
hybrid platform.
This will be its second
dedicated hybrid, the first was the Insight coupe, as opposed to an adaptation of a conventional model, such as the current Civic H
hybrid, the first was the Insight coupe, as opposed to an adaptation of a conventional
model, such as the current Civic
HybridHybrid.
This initiative also includes a new
dedicated hybrid car launching next year and the expanded application of Honda's two - motor
hybrid and plug - in
hybrid powertrains to multiple car and light truck
models in the future.
Toyota's Second
Hybrid - Only Model After the PriusThe Lexus HS 250h hybrid is a first: The first dedicated luxury hybrid (at least if you don't count the Fisker Karma plug - in hybrid, which is nearing produc
Hybrid - Only
Model After the PriusThe Lexus HS 250h
hybrid is a first: The first dedicated luxury hybrid (at least if you don't count the Fisker Karma plug - in hybrid, which is nearing produc
hybrid is a first: The first
dedicated luxury
hybrid (at least if you don't count the Fisker Karma plug - in hybrid, which is nearing produc
hybrid (at least if you don't count the Fisker Karma plug - in
hybrid, which is nearing produc
hybrid, which is nearing production).
All the three
models are
hybrid models and have a
dedicated Android and iOS compatible apps as well.