Car reviews for your growing family with Paul Karchut
The basics: Starting price: $27,650 + tax As tested: $32,795 + tax Average fuel economy over a week: 4.6 L/100 kms (52 US MPG) Competition: Ford C-Max, Hyundai Ioniq, Toyota Camry hybrid, etc. The Toyota Prius is one divisive car. Either people love them or hate them. And this fourth generation, which was released in the 2016 model year, is […]
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The basics: Base price: $28,875 + taxes As tested: $34,860 + taxes Average fuel economy over our week of testing: 6.3 L/100 kms (37 MPG) Competition: Ford C-MAX hybrid, Lexus CT200h… or the new Prius liftback, if you don’t need a wagon Toyota launched the Prius V in 2012. And it quickly became a go-to car for cab drivers […]
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The Basics: Base price: $25,995 + taxes As tested: $26,585 + taxes City fuel economy: 4.4 L/100 kms Highway fuel economy: 4.6 L/100 kms Competition: Chevy Volt, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Honda Civic Hybrid, etc The Review: Since 1997, Toyota has been leading the charge on hybrid vehicles and the Prius is now an internationally recognizable, eco-friendly choice. But, needless to say, […]
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This time a year ago, Family Wheels was just an idea and here we are now with 125,000 views and over 500 subscribers. So thank you all for a great first year of car reviews from a family perspective! As we near the end of 2015, here’s a look at the cream of the crop of our test vehicles broken […]
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The Basics: Base price: $21,055 + taxes As tested: $26,055 + taxes Highway fuel economy: 5.1 L/100 kms City fuel economy: 4.5 L/100 kms Competition: Ford Fiesta, Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent, Nissan Versa Note, Toyota Yaris The review: The Toyota Prius c is the company’s cheapest and smallest run at the hybrid market. It shares much of the same DNA […]
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