IMPORTANT: Starting with 2015 model year vehicles, the Government of Canada has mandated new fuel economy test methods to better approximate typical driving conditions and styles by adjusting
city and highway ratings to account for air conditioner usage, cold temperature operation and driving at higher speeds with more rapid acceleration and braking.
Since
both city and highway ratings are 47 mpg, no matter what kind of driving you do on the current tank of fuel, it's easy to see how you stand with the built - in fuel economy readout.
Used car MPG claims are based on EPA estimated
city and highway ratings when vehicle was new.
Manual two - wheel - drive models see a 2 mpg highway improvement, and manual 4 × 4 models get a 1 mpg bump in
both city and highway ratings.
Pre-owned MPG claims are based on EPA estimated
city and highway ratings when vehicle was new.
Touring and Touring Elite models come with a six - speed automatic that provides a 1 - mpg bump in
both city and highway ratings compared with the five - speed automatic that is standard on lesser versions.
EPA figures for this powertrain improve by 1 mpg in
both city and highway ratings.
With the new gearbox, fuel economy for the 2.7 - liter goes up by 1 mpg in
both city and highway ratings for the 4 × 4 model.
That's where we separate from non-hybrid vehicles and hybrids is
the city and highway rating.»
Not exact matches
I certainly didn't, even though the TLX A-Spec includes both a Sport
and a Sport Plus driving mode, in additional to Normal
and Econ (the last helping the car make good on its 20 mpg
city / 29
highway / 23 combined fuel - economy
ratings).
Do you think human activity — from overfishing to burning fossil fuels to illuminating our
cities and highways with artificial light — could be speeding up the
rate of mutation?
If that engine appears in the 3 - series, we can look forward fuel economy
ratings more than twenty percent better than the 328i — we expect over 30 mpg
city and over 40 on the
highway.
Granted, the EPA's
rating for this vehicle is a more modest 17 mpg in the
city, 21 mpg on the
highway,
and 19 mpg combined, but even those numbers are very good for a 5400 - pound, seven - passenger vehicle.
The 535d is
rated at 26/38 mpg
city /
highway,
and the A6 TDI — which does have all - wheel - drive as standard — achieves 24/38 mpg
city /
highway.
In 2011
and 2012, the Versa sedan was
rated for 27/36 mpg (
city /
highway) with a five - speed manual transmission,
and 30/38 mpg with a CVT.
EPA
city /
highway ratings soar to 27/36 mpg with the CVT
and 24/34 mpg with the stick.
The 5.3 - liter version is
rated at 14/20 mpg
city /
highway with two - wheel drive
and 14/19 mpg with four - wheel drive.
Rated at 19 mpg in the
city,
and 26 mpg on the
highway, the X5 35d is also more fuel - efficient than the Mercedes - Benz GL350 BlueTec
and the Audi Q7 TDI.
Launched in 2005, the Pilot - based crew - cab trucklet was designed to appeal to buyers looking for an efficient alternative to conventional midsize pickups.; Though the Ridgeline's 3.5 - liter V - 6
and unibody construction are fuel - saving measures, the truck is still considerably thirsty: the EPA
rates the 2009 Ridgeline at 15/20 mpg
city /
highway.
The L, LX,
and EX are all
rated at 18/24/20 mpg (
city /
highway / combined).
Hop up to the all - wheel - drive four - cylinder Acadia,
and the
city rating stays the same as the front - wheel - drive variant but takes just a 1 - mpg hit on the
highway.
Both powertrains have been revised for greater efficiency, with estimated fuel economy
ratings of 25/33 mpg (
city /
highway) for the 2.5 - liter version
and 19/27 mpg for the 3.6 - liter version.
The Camry's 2.5 - liter inline - four
and 3.5 - liter V - 6 engines are more fuel efficient than in 2011, while the 2012 Camry hybrid is expected to receive EPA
ratings of 43/39 mpg (
city /
highway).
Powertrain choices remain the same — a 2.5 - liter four - cylinder or a 3.5 - liter V - 6 with a six - speed automatic,
and a 2.5 - liter Hybrid Synergy Drive system with a CVT — but we wouldn't be surprised to see a slight fuel economy bump over the current Camry's 25/35 mpg (
city /
highway)
ratings with the four - cylinder
and 21/31 mpg
ratings with the V - 6.
This Mazda 6 is EPA
rated at 26/38 mpg
city /
highway and 30 mpg combined.
BMW already has its 7 - series with a gas - fueled twin - turbo six - cylinder that is
rated at 17 mpg in the
city and 25 mpg on the
highway.
Because it gets fuel economy that's significantly better than the S400 Hybrid, particularly on the
highway (the EPA
rates the hybrid at 19/25 mpg
city /
highway,
and Mercedes reckons that the diesel will earn a 20 / 31 - mpg
rating), but is expected cost only a few thousand dollars more.
Fitting, as we can't imagine what the fuel costs are for something like this — normal G63 AMG models, fitted with start / stop technology
and a seven - speed automatic, still only manage to earn EPA
ratings of 12/14 mpg
city /
highway.
And its fuel economy
ratings aren't that great, either, at only 20/27
city /
highway.
The G550 starts at $ 106,625
and is
rated at just 11 mpg
city, 15 mpg
highway.
The 2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid is
rated at 25/28/26 mpg
city /
highway / combined for two - wheel - drive models,
and four - wheel - drive models lose one mpg on the
highway.
The engine, which delivers 365 hp in the Ford F - 150, has proven to be more fuel - efficient than V - 8s
and could improve upon the Expedition's current EPA
ratings of 14/20 mpg (
city /
highway) with rear - wheel drive
and 13/18 mpg with four - wheel drive.
For reference, the Lexus NX300h is
rated for 194 hp total system power,
and returns EPA
ratings of 35/31 mpg (
city /
highway) with front - wheel drive
and 33/30 mpg with all - wheel drive.
Fuel economy estimates have been set at 29 mpg
city and 39 in the
highway, just a smidge below the 30/42 mpg
rated Golf
and Jetta TDIs.
The Soul won't break any land speed records, but its 1.6
and 2.0 - liter engines offer fuel economy
ratings of 26/31
city /
highway and 24/30 respectively.
It is mated to a six - speed automatic transmission
and delivers an EPA -
rated 25 mpg
city / 36 mpg
highway.
The car fails, however, to achieve the magic 40 - mpg mark; the EPA
rates the CVT - equipped Versa sedan at 30/38 mpg
city /
highway and the stick - shifted car at 27/36 mpg.
The Nissan Sentra, when equipped with the $ 400 FE + package that adds aerodynamic tweaks
and low - rolling - resistance tires, has EPA
ratings of 30/40 mpg
city /
highway.
It has a 6.0 - liter V - 8, which cranks out 352 horsepower
and 382 pounds - feet of torque — 32 more hp
and 47 more pounds - feet than the 1500's V - 8 —
and returns 12 mpg in combined
city /
highway ratings.
The G550's combination of a big engine, slab - sided styling
and portly mass combine to give it an EPA fuel economy
rating of 12/15/13 mpg
city /
highway / combined, which isn't going to win you any Sierra Club awards.
And the V - 6 is
rated at 19/30 mpg
city /
highway, making it much easier on the wallet for us mainlanders at least, as it takes a minute to get through a tank of gas on an island half the size of Rhode Island.
Like us, you would probably be impressed by the S7's performance, but the V - 6 in the A7 is as responsive
and as eager to rev,
and it delivers better mileage — several drivers averaged close to 30 mpg on the
highway, even though the EPA
rates fuel economy at 18/28 mpg
city /
highway and 21 mpg combined.
Together with a slight improvement in drag (its coefficient drops one hundredth to 0.30; the Camry's is 0.28)
and a slight reduction in weight — as much as 78 pounds, depending on trim — the new 2013 Altima posts big gains in EPA fuel economy: the
city rating jumps from 23 mpg to 27 mpg,
and highway mileage goes from 32 mpg to a top - of - the - class 38 mpg.
Acura is predicting EPA
ratings of 30 mpg
city and highway for the RLX hybrid.
The 2014 Porsche Cayenne Platinum Edition is also available in diesel guise, with a 3.0 - liter turbodiesel V - 6 engine good for 240 hp
and EPA fuel - economy
ratings of 20/29 mpg (
city /
highway).
For that matter, it also beats the V - 6's 17 - mpg
city rating,
and trounces the 15/22 mpg (
city /
highway) returned by a Ram 1500 fitted with the 5.7 - liter Hemi V - 8
and eight - speed automatic transmission.
Many hybrid electric vehicles achieve higher fuel economy
ratings in the
city (e.g. 2017 Toyota Prius, 54 -
city, 50 -
highway) than on the
highway because the electric motor recharges when braking
and turns off the gas - powered engine when stopped; this is especially beneficial to those who do a lot of
city driving because, while 100 % gas vehicles will get better mileage on the
highway vs. the
city, hybrids are the opposite.
With gasoline prices low nationally, maybe fuel economy isn't the most important factor in the grand scheme of McLaren ownership, but here it is: The 570S is EPA -
rated 16/23/19 mpg
city /
highway / combined — better than the Audi R8's 14/22/17 mpg
and the Viper's 12/19/14 mpg.
The fuel economy is
rated at 25 mpg
city,
and 36 mpg
highway for the automatic transmission
and 25
city / 37
highway for the five - speed manual.
Along with the old - school ride
and handling come some old - school fuel economy numbers: The GX 460 is EPA -
rated 15/20/17 mpg
city /
highway / combined.