Available with 2WD and 4WD, the new Alto has
economy claims ranging from 25.2 km / l to 37 km / l.
Not exact matches
Of course diesel is becoming a dirty word, but it's hard not to like a car that combines a 4.9 second 0 - 62mph time and 171mph top speed with
claimed economy of 46.3 mpg and a potential touring
range of 600 miles.
Which is why we were (mildly) intrigued by the arrival of a new 158bhp 1.8 - litre turbocharged petrol engine to the
range,
claimed to offer the combination of upper - warmish performance — 136mph and 0 - 62mph in 8.6 seconds — plus almost - diesel fuel
economy of 41mpg on the official test.
Although BMW
claims the extender roughly doubles the
range of the i3, which would put its total
range at about 200 miles, we don't yet know what fuel
economy the i3 will get when the gasoline engine is running, nor the official EPA ratings for mpg - e and estimated
range.
Given its driving characteristics and
claimed economy, it's little wonder Audi expects the 2.0 TDI to remain the biggest - seller of the A4
range.
Being a relatively lightweight car with pretty efficient engines should make the MX - 5 cheap to run; during our real - world fuel
economy test, the
range - topping 2.0 - litre unit returned an incredible 47.9 mpg (up 7mpg on Mazda's official
claimed figure).
At the top of the
range, the AMG 43 has a 367bhp 3.0 - litre twin - turbo V6, and has
claimed economy of 33.6 mpg and emissions of 192g / km.
The lowest - polluting model in the
range is actually the most powerful 128bhp diesel, with 96g / km, but our choice as the best all - rounder is the BlueHDi 100 version, which is cheaper and still very lively, yet
claims CO2 emissions as low as 97g / km and fuel
economy of 76.3 mpg.
Claimed combined fuel
economy of the i8 is 104.9 MPG, and electric only
range is 22 miles.
Cadillac makes a big promise in touting a more than twofold increase in fuel
economy, but right now that's a hazy
claim: Fuel
economy estimates aren't yet available for the conventional CT6, and the eventual rating for the plug - in variant will be in MPGe, a testing method which takes maximum advantage of electric - only driving
range before switching over to petrol power.
Of course, being the smallest engine in the Lexus GS
range, the 2.0 - liter turbocharged gasoline unit is also one of the most efficient in the line - up, with the
claimed economy figures of 22mpg in the city and 33mpg on the highway making the car in this guise one of the more efficient sedans in this class.
The former is the most frugal in the GLA
range, giving
claimed fuel
economy of 67.3 mpg and 108g / km CO2.
Mercedes is yet to provide any performance
claims, although computer simulations suggest that the new concept is capable of delivering an electric - only
range of up to 41 miles and combined fuel
economy of 191.6 mpg.
The benefits are much the same as they are in the Golf: a moderate all - electric
range, brisk acceleration, admirable (if misleading)
claimed fuel
economy and the low taxation prospect of 39g / km of CO2 emissions.
And, for the most part, it works: there's lots of pulling power across the rev
range, and the
claimed combined
economy figure of 38 mpg is quite good for a car of this size.
This kicks off with the frugal 2.0 TDI diesel in the Ultra model — which is aimed at company car drivers with its 109g / km CO2 emissions and 67.3 mpg
claimed fuel
economy — while topping the
range is the sizzling 552bhp RS6 Avant.
The same engine also returns a
claimed 72.4 mpg in combined fuel
economy, which should give you an estimated tank
range of 890 miles.
It's the
claimed fuel
economy levels, though, which set the 2.0 - liter diesel apart from the other engines in the Jaguar XF
range.
Mercedes - Benz ML 63 AMG Road Test Price Guide (recommended price before statutory & delivery charges): $ 179,400 Options fitted to test car (not included in above price): Performance Package $ 10,950 Crash rating: Five - star (Euro NCAP) Fuel: 95 RON PULP
Claimed fuel
economy (L / 100 km): 11.8 CO2 emissions (g / km): 276 Also consider: BMW X5 M (from $ 183,700); Porsche Cayenne Turbo (from $ 247,500);
Range Rover Autobiography V8 Supercharged (from $ 240,100)
Yet Porsche can
claim economy in the sixes (6.7 L / 100 km) for a potential
range of more than 1200 km.
It's comfortably the most efficient engine option in the
range too, thanks to its
claimed economy figures of 22mpg for the city and 33mpg for the highway (for comparison's purposes, a like - for - like Mercedes - Benz C - Class can return 24mpg and 35mpg on the city and highway respectively).
For 2015, the
Range Rover HSE will be offered with Jaguar Land Rover's 254 - hp, 3.0 - liter turbocharged diesel V - 6, and Land Rover
claims efficiencies in fuel
economy of 32 percent, resulting in 28 mpg on the highway.
It also sets a new
economy benchmark in the
range,
claiming small - car fuel consumption of just 5.8 L / 100 km.
He
claimed that the size,
range of use and the impact that this use would have on the
economy.