Sentences with phrase «extra miles per gallon»

As a nice bonus, many casual commuters likely won't even notice the horsepower dearth without a side - by - side drive, and will appreciate the extra miles per gallon between trips to the pump.

The same four - cylinder engine is coupled with an electric motor and this combination should gain a few more horsepower and few extra miles per gallon.

That shouldn't be too difficult to accomplish, either, as we've seen automakers squeeze a few extra miles per gallon out of existing vehicles with simple enhancements in aerodynamics and five - speed drivetrain gearing.

At the same time, we should point out that when the entire class is as efficient as these small cars, purchasing for an extra mile per gallon or two has debatable merit.

Not exact matches

We've figured out a cost - effective way to do that so you can end up with a 66 - mile - per - gallon uncompromised SUV that has half the normal weight, has a third the normal fuel use, is safer, and repays the extra cost that comes with being a hybrid in less than two years.

But I missed that extra dollop of power while running in Eco Assist mode, which did give me 36.4 miles per gallon over several hundred miles of combined city and highway driving.

The two extra gears have little appreciable effect on performance, but they improve fuel economy by 1 mile per gallon.

Pay at the pump Of course, that extra power comes at a cost of a couple miles per gallon.

The extra power of the John Cooper Works Clubman means a loss of a few miles per gallon compared with the Cooper S Clubman, but the EPA rating of 25 mpg city and 33 mpg highway is still good.

It would take a while for the Hybrid's extra four or five miles per gallon to make up that difference.

With an EPA fuel rating of 23 miles per gallon combined, the extra three miles over the gas engine could mean the difference between making it back to base camp or not.

And you won't pay for the extra sound and fury in mileage, as the JCW Clubman achieves similar fuel economy, at 23 miles per gallon city and 31 mpg highway, as the standard Clubman all - wheel - drive models.

For 2009, buyers will be given an extra incentive to park a Durango in their driveway when a hybrid version of the HEMI engine is installed in the SUV to improve fuel economy and emissions to 19 miles per gallon in the city and 20 miles per gallon on the highway.

But the extra performance drops the gas mileage down to 34 miles per gallon on the highway and 26 miles per gallon in the city with the manual gearbox (32/23 for the automatic).»

Going for the longer L2 model has no effect on fuel economy but the weight of the extra seats in the Crew Van sees miles per gallon drop.

But annoying transmissions are far worse of an issue; definitely not worth the extra 2 miles per gallon!

I rarely used the Eco Drive Mode setting, which made the throttle feel numb, but I'd wager that it could help to eke an extra mile or two per gallon out of long freeway cruises.