As for fuel savings, all three trim levels offer an affordable combined fuel economy of 19 miles per gallon, making it both practical and fun to drive.
Considering the pleasant roads and dry weather in which I was driving, two - wheel drive was the best
option for fuel savings.
The Camaro's V - 6 option is once again 3.6 liters in displacement, but it's an all - new, direct - injected unit with variable valve timing and cylinder
deactivation for fuel savings.
This reduces the load on the engine and
makes for fuel savings of around 0.15 litres per 100 kilometres according to the NEDC standard, and up to 0.2 litres per 100 km in city traffic with its frequent overrun and braking phases.
At the same Innovation Day 2012: Efficient Dynamics event at which it introduced its new EfficientDynamics engine family (earlier post), BMW also discussed its approach to Predictive Power Management as an element in its
toolkit for fuel savings.
Graham said new - car buyers typically keep their vehicles only three to five years, not long
enough for fuel savings to make up for the premium purchase price.
Conventional hybrid automobiles are the only vehicles on the road today with a measure of commercial popularity that could come close to meeting new aggressive government
targets for fuel savings and emissions reductions, these experts say.
For fuel savings, it has two new EcoBoost four - cylinder engines — a 180 - horsepower 1.5 - liter and a 245 - horsepower 2.0 - liter — and stop - start technology, which automatically shuts off and restarts the engine at stop lights.