The center display offers some really neat information
about the fuel economy of the car and helps you optimize your driving speed v. Fuel usage.
For a single guy like me who puts a premium on performance and doesn't care so
much about fuel economy, it was pretty darn cool.
The transmission also cuts fuel consumption by approximately 8 % compared with current automatic transmissions, thereby providing the functionality of an automatic transmission
with about the fuel economy of a manual.
For 2008, the new Hybrid model presents an alternative for those who would prefer a full - size SUV but are
torn about the fuel economy.
Fuel economy figures were not disclosed, but we all know that anyone who would buy this thing doesn't give a
crap about fuel economy, right?
BMW claims a zero - to - 62 mph time of 6.1 seconds with a six - speed manual, and while the company isn't
talking about fuel economy numbers, we expect the X1 with an eight - speed automatic to return about 22 mpg in the city and 29 mpg on the highway.
While most folks who are shelling upwards of $ 60,000 to $ 70,000 for a Stingray aren't too
worried about fuel economy, it still adds another reason for enthusiasts not to feel too guilty about the effect the Corvette is having on the environment.
TOKYO (AP)-- Mitsubishi Motors Corp., the Japanese automaker under investigation for
lying about fuel economy data for some models, said Wednesday such tampering is suspected in all of its vehicles sold in Japan.
Mitsubishi Motors, the Japanese automaker under investigation for lying
about fuel economy data for some models, said Wednesday such tampering is suspected in all of its vehicles sold in Japan.
Then I got to one of my favorite twisty test roads and,
forgetting about fuel economy concerns, jammed the shifter over to Sport mode and experienced the revelation.
«Traditionally, turbocharging was used to enhance the performance of engines, but today it is as much
about fuel economy as a 0 - to - 60 time,» said Bob Benedict, assistant chief engineer for the Ecotec 1.4 L engine.
So, to summarize, the Insight was too small when it needed to be big, too fuel - efficient when it wasn't necessary, not around when Americans gave a
damn about fuel economy and not fuel - efficient enough when they sort of did.
Unfortunately for Chrysler, consumers and the U.S. government started seriously caring
about fuel economy when OPEC enacted an oil embargo in late 1973, so the Ramcharger never had the chance to live as freely as its rivals had in the years prior.
Fortunately for Land Rover, these buyers tend to care
little about fuel economy — the Range Rover Sport SVR returns ratings of only 14/19/16 mpg city / highway / combined, although those figures are impressively unchanged from the 510 - hp Supercharged model.
The start of this decade, as you will recall, was all
about fuel economy amid predictions of»70s - style downsizing of everything, and mandatory hybrids for everyone.
«We learned a tremendous
amount about our fuel economy, we learned about our tire wear, and we learned about the consistency of our lap times throughout an entire stint.
Yesterday the Detroit Free Press reported that California law firm McCuneWright, representing plantiff Richard Pitkin of Roseville, Calif., has filed a class - action law suit in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of California against Ford Motor Co., for a «false and misleading» marketing
campaign about the fuel economy capabilities of the automaker's 2013 C - Max and Fusion hybrid cars.
Educational information for consumers from the U.S. Department of
Energy about fuel economy, gas prices, and hybrid and alternative - energy cars
While Mazda engineers won't
talk about fuel economy, we saw 36 mpg on a short drive loop with speeds around 55 mph, lending the diesel credibility to be both the powerful option and the fuel - efficient choice.
Stay tuned for more official information about the U.S. - market 2015 Volkswagen Touareg as we hear
more about fuel economy, pricing, and equipment changes.
Drivers most
serious about fuel economy can engage an Eco mode via the drive - mode selector, but it has the uncomfortable tendency to add resistance to the accelerator pedal.