Green Car Reviews and Comparisons

Auto123.com journalists were excited to contribute to this first edition of the Auto123.com Green Car Guide. In the "Green Car Reviews and Comparisons" section, they share their observations following a test drive of many green vehicles. They also pit some of them against each other. These reviews will help you understand the benefits, the joys, and the limitations of these all-new vehicles that are rapidly growing in popularity among Canadian drivers.

Compact/Sub-compact

	Electric Vehicle Comparison Test A soon as the words "electric vehicle" are uttered, inevitably the question arises: "What's the range?" Undoubtedly, this question plagues every manufacturer boardroom... Read more
	2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid As we all know, hybrids are the "cool" trend in the car industry right now. From more powerful batteries to making them drive as close to a gas-powered vehicle as they can... Read more
	2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid After a week driving Volkswagen’s new Jetta Hybrid in late February, I’d virtually tied the mileage I achieved a few months earlier while driving their Jetta TDI. After highway.. Read more

Mid-size

	2013 Acura ILX Hybrid The 2013 Acura ILX is the third iteration of Acura’s take on the Honda Civic, and is by far the most comprehensive and distinctive of the three versions, which also include... Read more
	2013 BMW ActiveHybrid I’m all for saving money, truly I am, but when that money-saving involves spending more money then the logic is lost on me. Don’t get me wrong, I’m also concerned about... Read more
	2013 Chevrolet Malibu eAssist The shore-hugging Cabot Trail around the northern tip of Cape Breton Island offers some of the best driving bits this country has to offer. Nowhere else can you experience... Read more
	2013 Ford Fusion Energi Slowly, but surely, I’m warming up to the idea of hybrid-drive living. After many hours behind the wheels of vehicles such as the Prius c, Chevy Volt and even the... Read more
	2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid There is no doubt that the new Fusion is one hot looking midsize sedan. Typically, manufacturers screw with a good thing when they hybrid-ize their cars. I’m thinking about... Read more

SUV

	2013 Toyota Highlander Hybrid vs Lexus RX450h Toyota could be credited for making the word “hybrid” a household term. So omnipresent with hybrid Toyota is that many consumers associate the word with the brand... Read more
	2013 Audi Q5 Hybrid Not much more than the width of an oxcart, the narrow road wound its way up the mountainside, flanked on one side by thickets of holm-oak and juniper, on the other... Read more
	2013 Lexus RX 450h The 2013 Lexus RX owes its current level of popularity to what it was in the late ’90s: an innovator, a trailblazer. When it came about in 1998, the RX was one of the first... Read more
	2013 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Recently, we’ve spent a great deal of time in hybrid vehicles at Auto123.com. I guess it’s a sign of the times, and something we’ve got to get used to (read: I have to get used to)... Read more

Luxury/Full-size

	2013 Lexus ES 300h I was surprised to learn that one in five cars currently sold by Toyota/Lexus in Canada is a hybrid. A 20% pick rate establishes hybrid-powered vehicles as an important... Read more
	2013 Lexus GS 450h the 2013 Lexus GS 450h proves itself to be an engaging performer, its well-engineered suspension absorbing the off camber turns with balance and composure... Read more

Diesel

	2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK 250 BlueTEC There used to be an old saying regarding Mercedes-Benz: It was said that the company only updated its models every 10 years or so (whether they needed to or not)... Read more
	2013 Mercedes ML 350 BlueTEC The current 2013 Mercedes ML 350 is possibly the most comfortable, well sorted, and economical (when powered by the excellent BLUETEC diesel engine) luxury... v
	2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel Sometimes I think we've got it all wrong here in North America. While we focus on larger vehicles that are more fuel efficient with EcoBoosts, PZEVs and hybrid... Read more
	2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI What a surprise: Since the Jetta, the Golf, the Passat, and the Touareg all offer diesel powertrains, it was only a matter of time before Volkswagen dropped... Read more
	2013 Volkswagen Golf Wagon TDI I was tempted to make this the shortest review I've ever written by simply saying: There is very little wrong with the 2013 Volkswagen Golf Wagon TDI to the point where... Read more
	2013 Volkswagen Jetta TDI While change is a necessary evil, and something select people thrive on, it's not always a good thing. Take for example, Volkswagen. From the beginning they've been known for... Read more

Electric

	2013 Chevrolet Volt I like to understand what I drive. I like to know how many cylinders it has, what the horsepower is, which wheels are being powered; and with the 2013 Chevrolet Volt there's... Read more
	2013 smart fortwo electric drive Cities are making a comeback. They never really went away but what drove people to the burbs and further away still, the cheap cost of energy, is now a thing of the past... Read more