Sentences with phrase «fuel economy penalty of»

Regarding E85, only about 6 percent of the vehicles on the road can use it and the customers have largely rejected that fuel, primarily because of cost, primarily because of the fuel economy penalty of that fuel.

Buyers just need to ask themselves whether this justifies the price and fuel economy penalty of choosing the auto.

Not exact matches

New York, California and three other U.S. states said they sued the federal government for delaying the rollout of higher «gas - guzzler» penalties for automakers whose vehicles fail to meet minimum fuel - economy standards.

Effectively, this meant raising the penalty rate from $ 5.50 to $ 14 — NHTSA's practice is to then match this rate up with each 0.1 mpg an automaker goes over the fuel economy limit, and then multiply that by the number of vehicles an automaker sells for that model year.

The Cherokee's available 3.2 - liter V - 6 offers a lot more power (271 hp) with not much of a fuel - economy penalty.

And the 2012 model does so with a minimal fuel - economy penalty of only 2 mpg in the city and 1 mpg on the highway (2011 Sonatas had slightly lower EPA ratings).

«I'm sure there would be some type of aerodynamic upset, resulting in a fuel economy penalty, but I would ditch the lower valance.

I'm glad that Chevy stuck with a V6 as the standard engine (although the RS trim level comes exclusively with a turbocharged 4 - cylinder), as I've found that they are much better suited to moving bigger crossovers designed to carry lots of people, and with little penalty in terms of fuel economy.

Surprisingly, despite the 40 - horsepower advantage the XF S models have, there's no fuel - economy penalty, and fuel economy is solid, with the new XF getting up to 30 miles for every gallon of premium fuel.

We did note that the fuel economy penalty from our nearly identically equipped 2005 H3 with the 225hp version of the I - 5 and a five - speed manual to our 2008 Alpha was less than 1.5 mpg over the course of a year, a number that could be reduced through the use of GM's six - speed automatic transmission, but also a trade - off we'd gladly accept to live with the V - 8 version day in and day out.

It gets the job done but we prefer the available 4.0 - liter V6 of 236 horsepower and 266 lb - ft of torque, as it's much stronger and smoother and its fuel - economy penalty is not unreasonable.

There's not much of a fuel economy penalty for opting for AWD.

Though the weight penalty of all - wheel drive is minimal in modern vehicle designs, there can be a compromise in fuel economy.

Spec and automatic gearbox and you'll see no penalty when it comes to fuel economy, which will be a boon for city dwellers, most of whom will find the self - shifter much easier to drive around town.

Specified as the 218i, with three - cylinder turbocharged petrol engine and six - speed automatic gearbox, virtually all of these refinement and drivability issues would be swept away, and without a great penalty in fuel economy.

Sport trim bumps power up to 189 hp and 182 lb - ft of torque with no significant fuel economy penalty.

It should also make it a bit more stable and useable in really bad weather, but given the extra cost, fuel economy and weight penalty you may find a set of winter tyres does the same job for less.

Interestingly, the automatic transmission doesn't come with a fuel economy penalty; it's 22 city and 28 highway mpg, regardless of configuration.

The chairtopper creates a lot of drag and a fuel economy penalty.

Other notable benefits of the V6 are smoother and quieter operation and minimal fuel economy penalty.

Choosing the convertible body style or available EcoBoost or GT Performance Packages exacted a fuel - economy penalty of 1 - 2 mpg.

Better still, you don't pay too much of a penalty at the fuel pumps, thanks to its claimed 23mpg city / 33mpg highway economy figures — an impressive set of figures in their own right, even before you realise that 2.5 - liter T5 from earlier is thirstier than this T6.

The more powerful S Line model features an upgraded version of the same engine, putting out 333 horsepower, good enough to get that 0 -60-mph time under seven seconds, but without a fuel - economy penalty.