
Pathfinder vs. Sorento: V6 and Eight Seats, or a 37-mpg Hybrid and a 10-Year Warranty?
Nissan's V6 Pathfinder and Kia's Sorento now start within $1,000 of each other at $40,000. We ran the fuel, warranty, and towing math to see which family wins.

Nissan's V6 Pathfinder and Kia's Sorento now start within $1,000 of each other at $40,000. We ran the fuel, warranty, and towing math to see which family wins.

U.S. figures for the hybrid-only 2027 NX: 244 hp for the 350h, 324 hp and an estimated 45 electric miles for the plug-in. Pricing is still to come.

Both are rated at 34 mpg and start near $47,000 with destination. We ran five years of fuel, interest, and warranty math to see which costs less to live with.

A one-off Exclusive Manufaktur 911 GTS rode two ships from Bremerhaven to Tahiti, where the speed limit is 50 mph and the dealer sells 20 to 30 cars a year.

Jeep's hybrid compact starts $3,775 above a RAV4 and tows more, but Toyota wins on mpg, warranty, and a plug-in. The Jeep's real edge: it's on the lot.

Jeep’s hybrid SUV now comes in seven versions, with two gloss black Altitude trims and four new paint colors. Pricing for most of the lineup is still unannounced.

Lexus has cut the 550h+ from the three-row TX lineup, so the priciest version now tops out $5,500 lower, while every remaining model costs $200 to $400 more.

Every hybrid trim rises by $200, the destination charge climbs by $50, and a new X-Line EX puts the blacked-out look $4,500 below the top trim. The gap to the gas EX is now just $400.

Wards judges rewarded the 329-hp turbo hybrid for keeping a mechanical all-wheel-drive system in a large SUV. Kia sells the same powertrain in the Telluride for $2,830 more.

Supplier TEK mixed old nozzles in with the new ones, so some owners who already had the June fix left the dealer with the same part Honda was replacing. VIN lookup opens October 17.

AAA’s national average is $4.33, up $1.26 a gallon on last October. We ran the bill for six real vehicles and the EIA’s quarter-by-quarter forecast through March.

Acura has told its dealers to expect an adventure-ready SUV in early 2028, a hybrid RDX the same year, and an eight-passenger flagship above the MDX — plus a new V6 hybrid to power the big ones.

The 3.6-liter T-Hybrid from the 911 GTS and Turbo S joins a 2026 Wards list with no gas-only engines on it — and it’s the only hybrid there that charges itself with a turbocharger.

Nissan’s e-POWER system joins an all-electrified 2026 Wards list before the first Rogue Hybrid is sold in the U.S., and the EPA now rates the SR at 41 mpg city.

Toyota’s hybrid-only sedan carries over for 2027 with a $100 increase across the board. The LE still undercuts the cheapest Accord Hybrid by more than $4,000.

GM’s EV sales fell 62 percent while Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, and Kia set hybrid records. Ford has changed course. GM says hybrids are coming but hasn’t named one.

The 2+2 coupe is a design manifesto, not a preview. Alfa Romeo names no markets, no output, and no timing — and its U.S. sales are down 52 percent this year.

The system that replaces e:HEV arrives in 2027 on a lighter platform, with 15 models due by March 2030. Honda hasn’t said which cars get it first.

The new Sport-L brings leather and heated power seats to the gas Civic for $28,495 before destination. Every carryover trim costs $300 more, and the top hybrid gains the Prelude’s S+ Shift.

Toyota, Honda, Subaru, and Nissan are shifting production to U.S. plants to escape a 15% tariff. That protects their margins, but it won't lower sticker prices anytime soon.