Car reviews for your growing family with Paul Karchut
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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