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Year of the HybridYear of the Hybrid

As we’ve seen in the past few years, most of the 2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems winners are electrified, but we’re witnessing a shift back to hybridization with six hybrids earning trophies.

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Test Drives & New Vehicles
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Vehicles
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byJim Irwin
JLR Production Plant UK
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byPaul Myles
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JLR Announces Near $700M BEV Investment But Keeps Door Open to ICE and Hybrid
JLR Announces Near $700M BEV Investment But Keeps Door Open to ICE and Hybrid
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2 Min Read
byPaul Myles
Ineos Grenadier China Launch Beijing CEO Lynn Calder
Internal Combustion Engines
Ineos Takes Sales Battle to China
Ineos Takes the Vehicle Sales Battle to China
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byPaul Myles
Internal Combustion Engines
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Audi Reveals New-Generation Q5, SQ5 ICE Models
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byGreg Kable
Test Drives & New Vehicles
2025 Jetta and GLI Pack Big Value in Updates
2025 Jetta and GLI Pack Big Value in Updates
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6 Min Read
byDavid Kiley
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Internal Combustion Engines
FEV's ICE Hydrogen Promotion Paves Way to Infrastructure Boost
FEV's ICE Hydrogen Promotion Paves Way to Infrastructure Boost
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byPaul Myles
Test Drives & New Vehicles
VW Upgrades 2025 Taos to Compete in Hot Segment
VW Upgrades 2025 Taos to Compete in Hot Segment
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2 Min Read
byDavid Kiley
Maserati GT2 Stradale ICE 2024
Internal Combustion Engines
Italy Pushes for Early Confirmation of ICE Reprieve in Europe
Italy Pushes for Early Confirmation of ICE Reprieve in Europe
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byPaul Myles
Volkswagen
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byWards Staff
Nissan Patrol Gen 7 2024
Test Drives & New Vehicles
Nissan Patrol Ups the Power With Twin-Turbo V-6 Gas ICE
Nissan Patrol Ups the Power With Twin-Turbo V-6 Gas ICE
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byPaul Myles
Aston Martin Vanquish 2024
Test Drives & New Vehicles
Aston Martin Vanquish Returns Still as Awesome V-12 ICE
Aston Martin Vanquish Returns Still as Awesome V-12 ICE
Sep 5, 2024
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byPaul Myles
Cupra Terramar SUV 2024
SEAT
Volkswagen's Cupra Brand Facing 'Wipe Out' by EU Tariffs
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Sep 4, 2024
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1 Min Read
byPaul Myles
Test Drives & New Vehicles
2025 Chevy Equinox Remake Solid If Not Sexy
2025 Chevy Equinox Remake Solid If Not Sexy
Sep 2, 2024
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byDavid Kiley
Jaehoon Chang Hyundai CEO President
Hybrid
Hyundai to Double Hybrid Model Count Amid BEV Slowdown
Hyundai to Double Hybrid Model Count Amid BEV Slowdown
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byPaul Myles
Industry
WardsAuto Podcast: Sorting Out the Chaos With Guggenheim Securities’ John Casesa
WardsAuto Podcast: Sorting Out the Chaos With Guggenheim Securities’ John Casesa
Aug 26, 2024
byWards Staff
Ford
Why Ford Is Chasing Porsche Strategy With Mustang
Why Ford Is Chasing Porsche Strategy With Mustang
Aug 19, 2024
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4 Min Read
byDavid Kiley
Test Drives & New Vehicles
2025 All-New Lincoln Navigator Gets Sanctuary Treatment
2025 All-New Lincoln Navigator Gets Sanctuary Treatment
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byDavid Kiley
Regulatory
WardsAuto Podcast: Inside Biden's EV Mandate Rollback
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byDavid Kiley
General Motors
GM’s Mark Reuss: ICE Is Powering EV Growth
GM’s Mark Reuss: ICE Is Powering EV Growth
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3 Min Read
byDavid Kiley
Range Rover Sport SV 2025 Sunrise Copper
Test Drives & New Vehicles
Wraps Come Off Most Powerful Range Rover to Date
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byPaul Myles
Test Drives & New Vehicles
Mini Cooper S Hardtop Increases Power, Rear Space
Mini Cooper S Hardtop Increases Power, Rear Space
Aug 7, 2024
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byTanya Gazdik
Toyota C-HR PHEV
Electric
Automakers to Miss U.K. BEV Targets as Consumers Choose Hybrids
Automakers to Miss U.K. BEV Targets as Consumers Choose Hybrids
Aug 5, 2024
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byPaul Myles
Chevrolet
WardsAuto Podcast: The 1,000+ HP Corvette and the Engineer Who Made It
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byWards Staff
Test Drives & New Vehicles
Maverick Goes Wild!
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byBob Gritzinger
Industry
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