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BMW prices the ActiveHybrid X6 starting at $89,725

For your hard-earned $89,725, you can have your pick of V8-powered BMW X6s. That substantial pile of dosh will secure you the keys to the Bavarian automaker's monster 555-horsepower X6 M or its new X6 ActiveHybrid. Unlike rival Mercedes-Benz which has opted to make its ML450 hybrid available exclusive by lease, BMW will sell the ActiveHybrid X6 outright to all comers, whoever they may be. Unlike most BMWs, the option list for the hybrid is relatively limited, although we suspect the folks at BMW Individual will be only too happy to customize ... Read more →

Cadillac prices Escalade Hybrid from $71,685 Michael Harley

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid If you are in the market for American excess and feeling a bit green at the same time, Cadillac has your next vehicle. It's ...

Toyota delays next-gen lithium-ion Prius Chris Shunk

Right now, it seems we're in the calm before the hybrid storm due to be unleashed shortly by automakers the world over. GM may have taken nearly a decade longer than Toyota to get into the game, but ...

Caddy considers adding hybrids to the mix Damon Lavrinc

The combination of high gas prices and a sales slowdown at Cadillac have caused the heads of GM's luxury division to consider adding a hybrid to the mix. During an interview with the Detroit News, ...

Three automakers drop $1B on "two-mode" hybrid Eric Bryant

Giving birth to a new powertrain architecture is neither easy nor inexpensive, as GM, DaimlerChrysler, and BMW are demonstrating by dropping $1B on their "two-mode" hybrid technology. The costs for ...

BMW prices the ActiveHybrid X6 starting at $89,725 13 days ago on Autoblog

For your hard-earned $89,725, you can have your pick of V8-powered BMW X6s. That substantial pile of dosh will secure you the keys to the Bavarian automaker's monster 555-horsepower X6 M or its new X6 ActiveHybrid. Unlike rival Mercedes-Benz which has opted to make its ML450 hybrid available ...

Cadillac prices Escalade Hybrid from $71,685 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid If you are in the market for American excess and feeling a bit green at the same time, Cadillac has your next vehicle. It's the 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid, and it goes on sale this month with an MSRP of $71,685 (a mere ...

Toyota delays next-gen lithium-ion Prius 2 years ago on Autoblog

Right now, it seems we're in the calm before the hybrid storm due to be unleashed shortly by automakers the world over. GM may have taken nearly a decade longer than Toyota to get into the game, but now it's ready to talk the talk with its two-mode hybrid system. The bigger development is the use ...

Caddy considers adding hybrids to the mix 2 years ago on Autoblog

The combination of high gas prices and a sales slowdown at Cadillac have caused the heads of GM's luxury division to consider adding a hybrid to the mix. During an interview with the Detroit News, John Howell, Caddy's head product honcho was quoted as saying that, "Pretty much every program I am ...

Three automakers drop $1B on "two-mode" hybrid 3 years ago on Autoblog

Giving birth to a new powertrain architecture is neither easy nor inexpensive, as GM, DaimlerChrysler, and BMW are demonstrating by dropping $1B on their "two-mode" hybrid technology. The costs for developing the transmission will not be evenly divided among the manufacturers, but instead will be ...






Autoblog Podcast #155: 'Twas the night before LA...

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.

 
 

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