Robert has been an auto enthusiast his entire life. He started working on cars at a young age, learning the basics from his father in the home garage on the weekends. Over the years, he learned as ...

With fuel economy around 40 mpg and a roomy interior, the 2013 C-Max Hybrid looks equivalent to the Toyota Prius, until you get behind the wheel and tap the extra power. Wayne Cunningham Managing ...

The 2013 Ford C-Max finally makes it way to American soil, and with an impressive debut. Facing off against the Prius and other hybrids, the C-Max is very affordable, has great gas mileage, and a ...

Ford had a great idea in the C-Max hybrid. So many places we travel don’t have the plug ins for electric. We have many trips with 40+ to 50 mpg. Ford missed the mark when they discontinued ...

Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began ...

A slightly refreshed Ford C-Max was spotted running around without any camouflage whatsoever -- not that too many would have noticed the changes from the 2016 model (nor, based on sales numbers, do ...

The C-MAX carries over largely unchanged for 2017, though the SEL trim has been renamed Titanium, and the C-MAX Energi now includes SE and Titanium trims. Two new colors are offered in 2016, Shadow ...

Ford Motor Co. is killing off its C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi, a model line that was supposed to challenge the Toyota Prius and put a stake in the ground for Ford in the plug-in EV space. The C-Max ...

The 2013 Ford C-Max is a compact hatchback, all new for this model year. It is available with a conventional hybrid drivetrain or as the C-Max Energi, a plug-in hybrid. Both employ a 4-cylinder engine ...

WEST COAST EDITOR MARK VAUGHN: I was, as we say in California, totally planning to buy one of these. I like all those dinky, efficient, wildly practical little people movers they sell in Europe. There ...

My vehicle cigarette lighter ignited with no usage not sure if safe to drive fire started from the socket. They have no clue and taking 2 weeks to look at it This is my first hybrid and is also my ...