Sentences with phrase «fuel sipper»

The MINI Cooper Hardtop's entry level engine this year is part of the growing crop of fuel sippers with three inline cylinders.

[39] EPA's rating for combined EV / hybrid operation is 51 MPG - e (4.6 L gasoline equivalent / 100 km), which allows the C - Max Energi to rank in sixth place, together with the Fusion Energi, among the top ten EPA - Rated Fuel Sippers since 1984.

The key was that it wasn't a sports car, but a cute little fuel sipper for cost - conscious commuters.

From a daily driver standpoint, I much prefer the Audi A3 TDI to a Toyota Prius or Honda Insight as far as fuel sippers go.

Zooming fuel prices created a climate of fear earlier in the summer, and panicked buyers all but abandoned their SUVs and pickups idling at the side of the road and ran into dealerships to get themselves a Prius, a Civic, a Corolla, a Fit, or whatever fuel sipper they could get their hands on.

Yet even with an automatic stop / start system (that can be turned «off»), sheer physics precludes the X5 V8 from being a miserly fuel sipper.

There's no hybrid or diesel version of the Q5, so luxury fuel sippers will need to look at the Mercedes - Benz GLC for their savings.

BMW EFFICIENTDYNAMICS BMW made the sporty X4 an impressive fuel sipper.

In the early 1990s, this would have been competitive with a Mustang GT with a 5.0 - liter V8, but this is what you get with Ford's new fuel sipper family car.

Carried forth is a 1.8 - liter displacement, but the new 2ZR0FXE engine is the most parsimonious fuel sipper Toyota has yet made.

The most miserly Forte currently on offer is the 37 mpg Eco, a model that has been eclipsed by fuel sippers from Chevrolet, Ford and especially Kia's sibling Hyundai.

This is a car that dances precariously between the worlds of performance compacts and thrifty fuel sippers.

It might not be exciting, but the Prius is a reliable fuel sipper that won't cost you a premium at purchasing time.

Achieving an outstanding 30 kilometers per liter fuel economy, the SKYACTIV Demio will be a fun - to - drive fuel sipper that will satisfy anyone's desire for driving pleasure.

This means that the LE Eco, made for spendthrift fuel sippers, actually produces more horsepower than the S — «sport,» but with a lowercase s.

Nissan's popular Rogue and Pathfinder utility vehicles continue to win over Canadian consumers, while fuel sippers like the Versa Note and the subcompact Micra are attracting those value conscious buyers looking to save money at the gas pump.

Our expert automotive panel set its sights on the top fuel sippers on the market.

Alongside the «Teutonic fuel sipper» Mike shared from this year's Detroit Auto Show, University of Michigan design student Cameron Van Dyke presented an alternative view.

We get to drive them all, and while there are many faster and better handling cars, this top - rated fuel sipper is a decent and simple alternative.

2017 Chrysler 300 S — Even though this car is a large sedan its considered a bit of a fuel sipper as it offers you 30 mpg on the highway.

The Toronado was not an economy car and not really a fuel sipper, but it paved the way for the onslaught of compact, efficient, and more modern FWD cars that came in the late 1970s.

Compact cars are supposed to be fuel sippers, yet typical fuel consumption reported by Cruze drivers was no better than 9.5 L / 100 km (24.8 mpg US) in mixed driving.

The V6 engine is a fuel sipper, seeing 17 miles per gallon in city driving and 22 miles per gallon out on the highway — excellent numbers for a vehicle that tips the scales at just over 4,000 lbs.

Fuel economy isn't great, at 13 mpg in the city and 19 on the highway, but did you really expect it to be a fuel sipper?

If you want a fuel sipper that is well appointed, well made, quiet and fun to drive then the CT200h is for you.

Ironically, hybrid systems were almost exclusively applied to the vehicles that needed them the least, small, efficient, fuel sippers.