The automatic's shifts are somewhat harsh, power is desperately wanting on the highway, and
even fuel economy numbers are hit by this outdated engine.
Not exact matches
This tuning is likely aimed at improving
fuel economy, but the Sedona's
numbers still lag behind the Odyssey's 19/28 mpg city / highway
even in the Kia's most efficient SX trim, which has EPA ratings of 18/25 mpg city / highway.
Both engines have seen an increase in EPA
fuel -
economy numbers,
even though the engines produce more power.
Now if you are really into
fuel economy, the Hybrid model uses the same engine, an electric motor and a 16 - kWh lithium - ion battery to improve that
number even more — it offers up to 48 km of electric - only driving.
Next year's model is lighter, but 2017 also brings revised adjustments to stated
fuel economy figures — so expect some increase in real - world mpg,
even if the window sticker
number is different.
Not only is the upfront investment minimal, with
even the top of the line Hybrid Touring edition falling below $ 30,000, but all models feature extremely impressive
fuel economy numbers.
Fuel economy is excellent
even if it's not what Ford's EPA
numbers say.
These new
fuel economy numbers give Elantra an advantage in price - per - MPG ratio, making it an
even stronger value for 2010.
The high
fuel economy numbers on the diesel BMW 3 Series will make the potent but pricey ActiveHybrid 3 sedan an
even tougher sell this year (it rates only 28 mpg combined).
When HCCI comes, it should jump to
even higher
fuel economy numbers.
Once up to speed, however, there were no complaints with the engine / gearbox package, as this turbo inline - 4 has excellent midrange twist and
even manages some respectable
fuel economy numbers — 25.8 mpg on average during our test.
One of the highest
fuel economies in the compact car market, the 2014 Honda Civic manages to achieve 30 mpg in the city and 39 on the highway *,
numbers than go
even higher if its the Civic Hybrid, a type of vehicle not offered with the Impreza.
So
even without Mazda's latest lightweight chassis bits, this 3 gets an EPA
fuel -
economy rating of 40 mpg on the highway, which seems to be the magic
number these days.
The best V6 minivans are best known for their confident power, and
even as the 2016 Nissan Quest delivers on that front, engineers also have squeezed a bit more
fuel economy from its 3.5 - liter V6: After revisions to the Quest's X-tronic continuously variable transmission, its EPA rating in combined travels bumps up 1 mile per gallon to 23 mpg; unchanged are its 20 mpg city / 27 mpg highway
numbers, but Nissan now ranks No. 1 in the segment for both city and combined
fuel efficiency.
The cars only drawback is
fuel economy, don't believe the MPG
numbers, I am not
even close.
For the year, Volt sales were down almost 20 percent, while Ford's plug - in hybrid entries (Fusion and C - Max) increased by 50 percent (
even with mileage restatements reducing their
fuel economy numbers).
And
even though not a single one of our judges ever claimed to have felt it, the multiple - displacement system (MDS) delivered impressive
fuel economy numbers (14 mpg) by running the Hemi as a four - cylinder engine whenever it could.
So
even though I like the way they're thinking by creating a sporty vehicle for the image - conscious treehugger, let's hope that they continue to work to get a
fuel economy number as impressive as the power and price.