Probably not so «impressive» fuel
economy figures though.
Not exact matches
Though they will surely discuss other things, such as education and perhaps guns, the main focus of the fall election
figures to be the
economy and the budget.
He said, «For many people, this is the key issue of Brexit — even
though figures show that EU migrants are net contributors to the UK
economy and this is at a time when the UK
economy is experiencing full employment.
Though exact numbers aren't out yet, Volvo has at least confirmed its new T8 twin - engine plug - in hybrid powertrain will be available — it develops 395bhp in the XC90 with a 0 - 60 time of 5.6 seconds and a combined fuel
economy figure of 112.9 mpg.
Most efficient of all is the manual - equipped dCi 90 (
though at the time of writing, the dCi 75's
figures haven't been released), with combined
economy of 85.6 mpg and CO2 of 85g / km.
All units are 1.5 - litres in capacity with four cyliners,
though closer investigation reveals varying outputs for the petrol models and a lone 104bhp, 162 lb ft diesel, with an 83.1 mpg combined
economy figure.
While the typical Maserati Quattroporte customer is not interested in fuel
economy figures, the automaker offers a diesel engine as well — not available in North America,
though.
In reality
though, I might as well as pulled those
figures out of thin air, since the
economy of a PHEV depends dramatically on how you drive it and, more importantly, on how much you charge it.
Though Hunt did not give
figures, he said the CVT's biggest advantage is the 5 percent to 10 percent better fuel
economy it delivers.
Then again, due to the EPA's ill - defined testing procedures, CVT - equipped WRX models will wear last year's underwhelming 19/25
figure on their window sticker,
though Subaru assures us that selecting the transmission's default i - Mode will return fuel
economy numbers in the neighborhood of 23 city and 30 highway under normal driving conditions.
Though power drops by 15 horses and torque by 31 lb - ft (to a still - meaty 369),
economy figures rocket upwards thanks to the loss of two pots — ratings of 28 MPG city and 42 highway eclipse those of the old six cylinder, which was rated at 22/32.
These statistics are almost redundant for any purpose save comparison against other PHEVs
though, since the actual fuel
economy figure seen by drivers depends greatly on driving routes and styles.
Plus, with claimed
economy figures 23 / 31mpg for the city and highway respectively for the rear - wheel drive models (or 22/28 for Q50 2.0 t variants that comes with the optional all - wheel drive system), the Infiniti is fairly frugal —
though it's worth pointing out that the like - for - like BMW 3 Series, Mercedes - Benz C - Class and Audi A4 are, on paper at least, able to go that bit further per gallon of fuel.
Fuel
economy isn't as exemplary,
though the standard engine's 23mpg city / 29mpg highway
figures are good by segment standards.
While EPA
figures aren't yet available in regards to fuel efficiency, MINI has equipped its Paceman with brake - energy regeneration and auto start - stop technology to help maximize fuel
economy —
though it's not clear if both will be offered in North America.
However,
though not terrible, the less efficient Forester models do marginally fall short of what rivals like the Kia Sportage and Hyundai Tucson can manage, with the least frugal Subaru's claimed 22 / 29mpg
economy figures putting it at about average for a crossover of this ilk.
Though the output isn't amazing by class standards (the 2.0 - liter four - cylinder gasoline engine in the «EX» trim produced 164 - hp), this less powerful unit does boast better fuel
economy figures of 25mpg city / 34mpg highway for versions fitted with the manual transmission, and 29mpg city / 38mpg for six - speed automatic models.
Furthermore, the four - cylinder isn't brilliantly refined either (especially at higher revs), and we don't feel it suits the more relaxed qualities of the Toyota Highlander's driving characteristics —
though, to this engine's credit, 20mpg city / 24mpg highway
economy figures aren't too bad by class standards.
Unfortunately the big V8 is thirsty
though, with EPA rated
economy figures of 15mpg in the city and 18mpg on the highway.
It's not class - leading here,
though: the Ford Fiesta posts higher claimed
economy figures.
Fitting all - wheel drive,
though, does already have a noticeable impact on the Genesis G80's already unimpressive fuel
economy figures: all - wheel drive models can only return 16mpg in the city and 25mpg on the highway, with rear - wheel drive G80s able to return 18mpg and 28mpg in the same respective categories (for reference, a rear - wheel drive Jaguar XF with a similarly - sized and more powerful six - cylinder engine can return 23mpg in the city and 29mpg on the highway).
The new transmission is said to improve acceleration and fuel
economy,
though EPA
figures have not been announced.
Fuel
economy figures for that specific model have not yet been released,
though Chrysler estimates around 35 mpg on the highway.
Even
though this large vehicle has an equally big engine under the hood, the Nissan Pathfinder does return some pretty good
economy figures.
They suggest that a progressive tax on all air tickets ($ 180 on first class and $ 20 on
Economy) would provide the $ 150 billion that they have chosen as their funding target,
though they willingly add that, by UNEP's analysis, this
figure is too low and that more will be needed.
China's slowing economic growth has played a key role in these
figures as well,
though, and with India and several other developing
economies set to grow substantially over the next several years, it's not clear how long we can expect this «decoupling» trend to continue.