"Economy figures" refers to the information or statistics related to how efficiently something uses resources or money. It helps us understand how economical or cost-effective something is.
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Its numbers reflect expected city, highway, and combined
fuel economy figures of the vehicle your are looking at.
Car company's claim brilliant fuel
economy figures for your car but you need to know if your car is actually returning the said fuel economy for your driving cycle.
The A7's petrol and diesel engines are strong performers and, thanks to new mild hybrid tech, the
official economy figures are impressive.
It's worth bearing in mind that you're unlikely to get anywhere near the
claimed economy figures if you drive the car quickly.
Every model gets stop - start, while the optional seven - speed double - clutch gearbox posts
better economy figures than the manual models across the board.
To top it all off, whichever motor you choose returns some of the best fuel
economy figures in the class.
Hybrid cars draw buyers with impressive
headline economy figures and it has to be said these can sometimes be difficult to reproduce in everyday driving.
But all of the combined fuel
economy figures listed below are produced in a controlled environment, so they can be directly compared with each other to find the most economical vans on sale.
Being such a large engine in an equally vast car, the 5.6 - liter isn't exactly renowned for its on -
paper economy figures.
While
published economy figures have been on the up for some time now, the real - world economy of many cars hasn't increased nearly so quickly.
That's not because the fuel
economy figures between the 2.0 - liter and the 2.4 - liter gasoline units are particularly close.
That means low road tax and company - car costs, although we've found the respective claimed fuel
economy figures hard to match in real - world driving.
Keep an eye on the trip computer during any test drive for a more
realistic economy figure, and ask the dealer to show you how to access this information if you're unsure.
This increases its fuel -
economy figure into triple digits and reduces emissions, making it an appealing option for company - car drivers.
With that in mind, the engine is now supposed to be more efficient thanks to less friction, but fuel
economy figures for comparison have yet to be released.
The
claimed economy figures are hugely impressive, and if you drive gently, you should be able to get close to them on the road.
Renault claims that the Trafic achieves a combined urban /
highway economy figure of 6.2 L / 100kms but we were «only» able to get a figure of 7.7 L and that was mostly highway running.
We couldn't get close to the official 53.3
mpg economy figure — but despite driving the car extremely hard we still managed an indicated 36.5 mpg, realistically the worst you're going to get in terms of road use barring trips to the Autobahn.
A mild hybrid system will also be available, helping the Swift return
economy figures on - par with its rivals.
The combined
cycle economy figures of 83.1 mpg for the 1.6 Multijet Elite are sure help make its case for buyers to purchase.
Jeep claims fuel economy of 5.9 L / 100 km but our test revealed a real -
world economy figure of 7.2 L, which is a fair way off the claimed mark.
Better still, the penalties for adding manual transmissions and all - wheel drive isn't too steep: in general, swapping out the gearbox and having an extra pair of driven wheels only reduces the city and highway
economy figures by one mpg.
One of the benefits of the small turbocharged engine found in the test car was that the official fuel
economy figure quoted by Hyundai is 56.5 MPG.
's 1.4 - litre diesel engine, which reports lower CO2 figures but also
lower economy figures than an equivalent Micra.
The Golf is still the benchmark in this sector, combining neat handling with
strong economy figures and a quality cabin.
Since the manual manages the same
economy figure as the most efficient Cruze in Chevrolet's current U.S. lineup, the ECO, but under harsher conditions without dimming down performance, predictions can be made for what a diesel would bring to the U.S.
The 113bhp version of the engine achieves
identical economy figures but isn't offered with the ecoFLEX package of efficiency aids.
It's able to return
decent economy figures, with an official combined result of 70.6 mpg and CO2 emissions that dip down to 105g / km.
Every diesel Alfa Romeo Giulia manages the
same economy figures, so the only thing holding you back from choosing the more powerful 178bhp option is the list price.
The drivetrain, equipped with Auto Start Stop and Valvetronic, also impresses with class -
leading economy figures of just 7.6 (8.0) litres per 100 km and 177 (186) g / km of CO2 measured according to ECE Norm.
EPA
economy figures come in at 20 / 28MPG for city / highway driving thanks to a dedicated Active Eco mode.
The engine has plenty of power and it returns
excellent economy figures - I average 55mpg commuting in varied traffic, including significant queues.
When equipped with the 1.4 - liter turbocharged engine, the subcompact Sonic feels quick and agile, and its fuel
economy figures earn two big thumbs up from our test staff.
A CVT continuously variable transmission with preset shift points sends the power to the front wheels and the Maxima posts performance and fuel
economy figures slightly above average for its class.
Of course, the LX 570 doesn't come cheap, and its big V8 engine returns some pretty anemic fuel -
economy figures promising a hefty monthly fuel bill.
Dubbed «VC - T Technology» by Infiniti (for «Variable Compression - Turbocharged») the new technology will likely be studied closely by competitors keen to improve fuel
economy figures without resorting to expensive and complex hybrid or electric drives.
Preliminary EPA fuel
economy figures put the city rating at 16 mpg and highway at 25 mpg, numbers that should allow Aurora to escape gas - guzzler taxes.
There's plenty of traction, regardless of whether you'll be driving solely on asphalt or occasionally partaking in a bit of light off - roading, and the marginally better claimed fuel
economy figures means you'll be slightly better off in the long run by ditching the extra set of driven wheels.
Smaller - capacity turbocharged engines mean most C - class models look fairly frugal on paper - the sole non-hybrid petrol model, the C200, still has a quoted 53.3 mpg combined
economy figure while the most parsimonious diesel, the C200d manual, reaches 72.4 mpg in saloon form (with 101g / km of CO2).
Kia decided to discontinue the turbocharged, 2.0 - liter four - cylinder engine, mostly due to poor fuel
economy figures compared to the V - 6.
The truly remarkable thing about the new Porsche is while it delivers sledgehammer performance, its state - of - the - art gasoline - electric hybrid driveline allows it to record
outstanding economy figures when driven at a leisurely pace.
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