Sentences with phrase «fuel efficient cars like»

When times are good, we seem to prefer big, gas thirsty beasts to fuel efficient cars like the 2012 Honda Fit subcompact.

Not exact matches

Certainly everybody that I saw in my short time was extremely interested in purchasing a car and if they happen to be from the more upwardly mobile kind of middle class, they were very interested in buying not a fuel - efficient car but a hummer even, you know, pretty much following the exact same model as the American aspiration or, you know, the «American dream» model and certainly the suburbs seem to be a growing trend and if you noticed that, Philip, you know, I visited a suburb called Orange County outside of Beijing and it really looked like Orange County and they even had like the palm trees and everything and I saw these in all the cities I visited Chongqing, Chengdu, various other cities that I visited, they were ringed by suburbs and the folks who live there, you know, the privileged few were using cars to commute into the cities for work.
We liked the combination of expressive sheetmetal, a feature - laden interior, and value for the money, plus the 2011 Sonata was among the first cars in the segment to abandon the option of a V - 6 engine to focus on fuel - efficient four - cylinders.
The car is the first to wear Nissan's new Puredrive labeling — like BMW's EfficientDynamics tag, it will be applied to vehicles with the brand's most fuel - efficient technologies.
These days, many would - be buyers of this kind of car are tempted into compact, fuel - efficient SUVs like the Octavia's Karoq stablemate.
With its impressive cargo capacity, seating space and in - car connectivity, the 2018 Honda Fit is a great choice for those looking for an inexpensive, fuel - efficient hatchback that doesn't feel like a rental car.
Last year, KBB.com said shoppers will like the Verano if they're looking for a «big - car ride, comfort and style in a fuel - efficient compact sedan.»
The Impreza must be one of the least - expensive, most fuel - efficient AWD cars available, but it certainly doesn't feel like a bottom - feeder.
This smaller version of the four - wheeled companion may not offer the towing and cargo capacity of the full - size trucks but they are more fuel efficient and they typically handle a lot like a sports car.
In addition to offering iconic luxury touches like leather seating surfaces, panoramic sunroof, and LED lights, the compact luxury car provides fuel - efficient powertrains and nimble handling.
Interesting features of this model are sleek, charismatic new style, fuel - efficient powertrains, handling and poise, choice of hatchback or sedan, and World - first small - car technology like Active Park Assist and MyFord Touch
Strengths of this model include maneuverability and parking ease, Cargo capacity and flexibility, handles like a small car, and fuel - efficient powertrain
There are other amenities I would like but GM just doesn't build a really fully loaded fuel efficient car.
As with the 1978 Dodge Omni, Ford knew it needed a front - drive, fuel - efficient small car to compete with the likes of Honda (Civic), Toyota (Corolla) and Volkswagen (Rabbit).
If you're in the market for a fuel - efficient, small car, you can buy a cheaper one, but it's going to feel like it.
At the same time, mainstream cars and crossovers, like V - 6 Nissan Murano, and the V - 6 Accord and V - 6 Camry, are offering powerful and efficient V - 6 engines using less expensive regular fuel, that are faster and more fuel efficient than the premium brands» models.
Aluminum bodywork was good enough for lots of top sports - car racing teams through motorsports history and is used successfully by the likes of Audi, Jaguar and others, and if it makes the new F - 150 more fuel efficient without losing capability, so be it.
If you spend a lot of time on the highway, take a look at slightly larger but still budget - friendly and fuel - efficient cars like the Ford Fiesta, Kia Rio, or the Spark's larger sibling, the Sonic.
That's why we have a large selection of new and pre-owned fuel efficient cars, like the 2017 Toyota Corolla, for sale.
With figures like these, the new S 63 AMG is not only considerably better than all its competitors, but also more fuel - efficient than much less powerful cars in this segment.
Finally it looks like Vios and price only RM50k very affordable highly fuel - efficient car.
If you're seeking an artful blend of style, utility, car - like comfort, ride, handling and surprisingly fuel - efficient performance (on regular - grade gas), all in a luxury CUV, it will be difficult to overlook the SRX.
Maybe, but as it stands, this trim doesn't seem to do any particular thing well enough to stand out on its own — or steer fuel economy - crazy consumers away from more efficient cars (like the Prius) or value - oriented customers away from similar compact offerings (including the regular Elantra).
At the foundation of our success, of course, are innovative new products... like the ninth - generation Accord, which earned its 28th Car and Driver Ten - Best title and the 2014 Green Car of the Year... and also the newly - launched and even sportier, more fuel - efficient and well - equipped 2014 Civic... now America's best - selling compact car three years runniCar and Driver Ten - Best title and the 2014 Green Car of the Year... and also the newly - launched and even sportier, more fuel - efficient and well - equipped 2014 Civic... now America's best - selling compact car three years runniCar of the Year... and also the newly - launched and even sportier, more fuel - efficient and well - equipped 2014 Civic... now America's best - selling compact car three years runnicar three years running.
From fuel - efficient models like the 2018 C - Max Hybrid and 2018 Fusion Hybrid to high - performance sports cars such as the 2018 Mustang, our lot features a range of high - quality new Ford cars that live up to the brand's signature mantra, «Built Ford Tough.»
These big cars eventually will go away, to be replaced by smaller and more fuel - efficient models like Chevy's new Impala.
With a shift towards premium compacts and fuel efficient car shopping, Audi look like they are on the right track towards selling these green A3s like hot cakes.
The Flex also gives you a choice of powerful yet fuel - efficient engines, a near luxury - car - like interior, and plenty of cutting - edge features to please even the most stubborn tech junkie.
With more fuel - efficient cars, like the Fiesta, out of the picture, the automaker's SUVs and trucks will carry more weight.
After browsing through the 1991 press materials, I'm convinced this will be a significant and pivotal year for General Motors.For the first time in what seems like decades, the world's largest automaker has an impressive mix of nicely styled, fuel - efficient, dependable and reasonably priced cars in its lineup.Two GM divisions, Buick and Cadillac, have surged ahead of the pack and have taken the lead in building world - class products.
We have new Dodge vehicles here like the Charger and Challenger, which provide a muscle car pedigree with high performing engines available, while also combining it with everyday driving, as each boasts fuel efficient models, and plenty of room and comforts for your commute, family, and more.
Some of these are: first car to offer SmartPlay Infotainment system, first smart hybrid diesel car in the country, India's most fuel efficient diesel car at 28.09 Km / litre and safety features like dual airbags and ABS offered base variants upwards.
Sounds like American car makers years ago ignoring the need of fuel efficient cars.
In contrast, reducing emissions involves things like perhaps driving a fuel efficient car rather than a wasteful SUV.
And automaker heavyweights like Bill Ford believe a gas tax would actually stabilize prices, and prevent the fickle drops and spikes gas prices are prone to now — allowing car companies to better predict future price patterns, and make more fuel efficient vehicles accordingly.
A new National Research Council report finds that by the year 2050, the U.S. may be able to reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent for light - duty vehicles — cars and small trucks — via a combination of more efficient vehicles; the use of alternative fuels like biofuels, electricity, and hydrogen; and strong government policies to overcome high costs and influence consumer choices.
First, we will help states like Michigan build the fuel - efficient cars we need, and we will get one million 150 mile - per - gallon plug - in hybrids on our roads within six years.
We would like to take a second to remind everyone that having a fuel efficient car (such as a Prius or a Civic hybrid) is not a free pass to drive as many miles as possible.
For instance, a market - based policy like a price on carbon might encourage consumers to buy more fuel - efficient cars, but it will fall well short of revolutionizing global energy infrastructure and technologies.
There's nothing like a gasoline shortage to get buyers thinking about more fuel - efficient cars.
I realise that cars like this wouldn't appeal to the market at all, which is why they aren't being made, but what I can't understand is why the latest Ford Fiesta is less fuel efficient than my 1980s version.
Then Americans will desire fuel efficient cars, the automakers can do like other companies do and produce the products their customers want, and you won't be simultaneously subsidizing and encouraging big houses in the suburbs.
A popular criticism of hybrid and fuel efficient cars goes like this: If your car is more fuel efficient, and you know you're saving money on gas, you'll be more inclined to drive more — thus negating any energy and carbon savings you had.
What we would like to see from Toyota and other car makers: More affordable very fuel - efficient and low - emission hybrids, plug - in hybrids, all cars flex fuel so that they can run on cellulosic ethanol when it is available (the fuel sensors required for that are apparently only about $ 30 - no reason not to include them in all cars), diesel - hybrids with the latest emission technology (to run on biodiesel where available, of course) and, as soon as battery technology is ready, affordable electric - only vehicles.
I realize that as a service, law is different from designing a product like a fuel - efficient car.
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