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The Zeroshift transmission allows a manual transmission to change gear in zero time, thereby offering potential fuel economy improvements from driveline efficiency and the best possible vehicle acceleration.

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Honda's single - cam V - 6 is revised from last year with small increases in output but substantial improvements in fuel economy.

The improvement in fuel economy largely stems from stripping unnecessary weight.

Together with a slight improvement in drag (its coefficient drops one hundredth to 0.30; the Camry's is 0.28) and a slight reduction in weight — as much as 78 pounds, depending on trim — the new 2013 Altima posts big gains in EPA fuel economy: the city rating jumps from 23 mpg to 27 mpg, and highway mileage goes from 32 mpg to a top - of - the - class 38 mpg.

Update: Nissan says the fuel - economy improvement comes from using low rolling - resistance tires, recalibrating the V - 6 engine's variable valve timing, reprogramming the engine computer, and fitting lower - friction piston rings.

The result is a 10 - percent improvement in fuel economy (up to 15 or 16 mpg from the current combined 14), and a drop in carbon dioxide emissions from 388 to 347 grams per kilometer.

Aiming for fuel economy improvements rather than power gains, the base engine is downsized from 2.5 liters to 2.0 liters.

Based on the fourth - generation Optima sedan, the hybrid version benefits from the same full redesign as the gas - powered model and targets a 10 percent improvement in fuel economy compared to its predecessor.

The engine lineup for the coupe and cabriolet continues to mirror that of the standard E-class sedan and wagon with the choice of two gasoline engines — both carried over from the outgoing model — with detailed upgrades that are claimed to provide incremental improvements in fuel economy and emissions.

The two - mode VUE, which goes on sale later this year, will accelerate from 0 - 60 mph in 7.5 seconds, and offer a greater than 50 % combined fuel economy improvement over a conventional six - cylinder VUE.

The slippery shape does however contribute to a slight improvement in fuel economy, now 9.4 L / 100 km (down from 9.7 L / 100 km).

The new eight - speed automatic transmission, licensed from ZF, will contribute to a corporate fuel economy improvement goal of more than 25 % by 2014.

The all - new Sportage has greater fuel capacity than the third - generation model, with the fuel tank increasing from 58 litres to 62, cutting the number of fuel pump visits that owners of the new car will have to make throughout the lifetime of the vehicle (particularly when combined with all - round improvements to fuel economy).

Enhanced aerodynamic performance through the employment of a rear roof spoiler and undercover result in a 0.4 km / L improvement of fuel economy from 20.2 km / L to 20.6 km / L under Japan's JC08 mode test cycle.

Car SUVs (SUVs that must meet car GHG and fuel economy standards) and truck SUVs had the highest annual improvement from MY 2012 to MY 2013 of 1.1 and 0.9 mpg, respectively.

An eight - speed automatic transmission from ZF also lets Bentley claim a 12 percent improvement in fuel economy, although given the size of the car and engine, don't expect to get better than 20 mpg.

Both hybrid models promise as much as a 10 percent improvement in fuel economy, while maintaining the performance and capability expected from a fullsize pickup.

Fuel economy improvements are achieved through a new cooling system consisting of twin electric cooling fans, which draw power from the electrical system only when required.

By all accounts the 2011 Focus ST is going to come equipped with performance comparable to the current RS rather than the current ST.. That power will come from Ford's latest Ecoboost engine — which has recently found its way in to other Fords — but will have its oily bits tweaked to produce somewhere around 250bhp which, with all the improvements the 2011 Focus offers, should see a 6 second 0 - 60mph and improved fuel economy.

Individual gear ratios are spaced closer together for more seamless performance, while the overall gear - ratio spread is wider, for improvements in acceleration from lower low gears and highway fuel economy from higher high gears.

The engine can benefit from hybridisation for an estimated further 10 % improvement in fuel economy.

Now for fuel economy, with the ECO trim we get 26 MPG from city, 33 MPG on Hwy and 29 MPG combined with 5 MPG improvement from the previous Tucson.

That driveline brings in fuel economy of 21 mpg in the city and 31 mpg on the highway, a very slight improvement from the previous generation.

Headlining the range is the six - cylinder 225kW / 400Nm TwinPower Turbo 335i that benefits from a substantial 17 per cent improvement in fuel economy.

That much weight reduction (or, more specifically, moment of inertia reduction) should bring big improvements to nearly all aspects of a vehicle's performance from acceleration and braking to handling and dynamics to fuel economy and efficiency.

«Just as individual mileage can vary based on driving styles and environmental conditions, we expect fuel economy improvements will differ from customer to customer depending on individual driving habits,» said Nair.

Hyundai calculates the 18 % improvement from 34 mpg to 40 mpg in highway fuel economy this way:

«Altima is also the mid-size sedan with the greatest improvement in fuel economy over the last decade, going from 29 mpg highway to 39 mpg.»

The largest savings come from the industrial efficiency package, followed by ZNE new homes and buildings, vehicle fuel economy improvements, appliance and equipment efficiency, and home and commercial building retrofits.