They've always written pretty positive articles about hybrids. Even way back to when the Insight was first released and the press got a shot at them about 6 years ago, they wrote about how captivating it was to drive the car for maximum efficiency. They pointed out (rightly so) that the Insight wasn't very practical owing it's 2-seat configuration and small-ish hatch area due to the space taken up by the battery pack and associated stuff, but they still enjoyed it.

Over the years they've written a number of articles covering the merits of hybrids and even ran an article about a year ago comparing the Civic Hybrid and Prius against the Echo (for a high FE gas-only car) and the Jetta TDI. The Echo finished last, followed by the Jetta. The Prius and Civic took second and first place overall both for their fuel economy delivered and the actual driving pleasure that can be derived from a hybrid.

C/D is the only magazine I maintain a subscription with. I'll buy a few of the others off the rack maybe once or twice a year if I hear about a great issue they've put out, but C/D is the only one that's consistently good enough for me to want to have a subscription with. They are primarily an enthusiast magazine, but it's not like it's Import Tuner or Fast Fords magazine. To a certain degree, it takes an enthusiast to fully appreciate what hybrids have to offer.