Road Test: 2019 Nissan Leaf SV Plus EV
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.
Road Test: 2019 Fiat 500e
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.
Road Test: 2019 Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
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.
Road Test: 2019 Mazda CX-9 Signature AWD
The second-generation 2019 Mazda CX-9 is a driver-oriented midsize crossover SUV that can also hold seven passengers.
Flash Drive: 2019 Toyota Prius AWD-e Hybrid
Our 2019 Toyota Prius LE AWD-e Hybrid was rated at 52 mpg city/48 highway/50 combined, only a two-mpg deficit compared to the standard Prius and four-to-six mpg less than the stingy Prius Eco.
Road Test: 2019 BMW 745e
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.
Road Test: 2019 Genesis G70
The Genesis G70 is a significant vehicle and a disrupter to the status quo in the midsize sports-luxury vehicle market.
Flash Drive: Tesla Model 3 Short Range Plus
The Tesla Model 3 is a mirror of everything right and wrong about electric vehicles in 2019. It’s far-and-away the best-selling EV in the U.S., but sits on the edge of affordability.
Road Test: 2020 Acura RDX SH-AWD Advance
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.
Flash Drive: 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio
We don’t know what it is, but it sure is fun. Slide into the driver’s seat of the 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio and that seat tells you something—don’t move, we got ya.