Clean Fleet Report spent a week in the 2019 Hyundai Elantra Sport with the six-speed manual transmission. We begrudgingly handed back the keys after appreciating what a nice car we were driving that can be had for about $23,500.
The 2019 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4X4 is about as throwback and old school as you can get. Remove the roof and side panels, lay the windshield flat, and you almost get whooshed back to 1945 when the earliest ancestor of this creature was patrolling the battlefields of Europe.
This year Nissan offers two versions of the Leaf. The standard model, which was all-new in 2018, has a 150-mile all-electric driving range; new for 2019, the Leaf Plus can go up to 226 miles.
Even with the limitations versus its competitors–not having the most driving range, fastest charging or largest interior–the 2019 Fiat 500e shines as a city car. It is zippy and fun to drive and does this carrying two adults comfortably up front.
The 2019 Toyota Mirai uses a fuel cell with a battery. You can view on a screen where the energy comes from and where it’s going as it switches back and forth between them.
The second-generation 2019 Mazda CX-9 is a driver-oriented midsize crossover SUV that can also hold seven passengers.
The 2019 BMW 745e combines the inline, 280-horsepower, 3.0-liter six-cylinder with an 111-horsepower eDrive electric motor and a 10.3 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack to deliver a potent 389 total horsepower. That’s good for a 4.9-second zero-to-60 sprint.
The Genesis G70 is a significant vehicle and a disrupter to the status quo in the midsize sports-luxury vehicle market.
The 2019 Envision is a Buick in all ways. Comfortable ride, plenty of rear seat passenger room and an ensconced interior experience.
The 2020 Acura RDX SH-AWD Advance is a tremendous value for what it delivers, quite possibly the best dollar-for-dollar luxury compact SUV, which is probably why it is the sales leader.