At a time when most car companies are eager to jump into the hybrid SUV pool, one auto manufacturer is reluctantly dipping a toe in. Audi, part of German giant, Volkswagen, is planning to release both a hybrid version and a diesel version of the cross-over vehicle, the Q5, in late 2010. According to a company spokesman, Audi is only building these hybrids to show people that it can.
’10 Lexus RX 450h Ready For Spring ’09 Arrival
It wasn’t too long ago that we brought you news of the Lexus RX400h, the iconic luxury brands first foray into hybrid SUVs that has been in production since 2005. Well, five years in and the automaker has redesigned the SUV and the RX400h’s newest update – the RX450h – was originally unveiled at the November L.A. Auto Show and getting more buzz at last week in Detroit.
Luxury Now Available In Green | Escalade Accolades
The 2009 Cadillac Escalade is the first luxury full-sized SUV hybrid to come onto the market. With the capacity for eight passengers, this SUV is a wide-bodied machine that starts around $70,000 ($70,735 to be exact). With that kind of price tag in this kind of economy, these hybrid SUVs are not exactly flying off the lots, but a market still does exist.
ML450 Hybrid In ’09 Looks Doubtful
We originally learned about Mercedes’ plan to develop a hybrid version of their popular M-Class in September of 2007, at the Frankfurt Auto Show. And while it is scheduled to go on sale later this year, news and updates about the green ML450 have been almost nonexistent. Although it’s common for manufacturers to keep some secrets prior to production, several factors point to the real possibility that the ML-450 will either be delayed or scrapped.
