Sentences with phrase «gas hog»
The phrase "gas hog" is used to describe a vehicle that uses a lot of gasoline. Essentially, it means that the vehicle consumes fuel quickly or isn't very fuel-efficient. Full definition
Swapping gas hogs for more efficient new vehicles was a major goal of the «clunkers» legislation.
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It was time to trade in my mother's gas hogging SUV for a new hybrid.
My take on the Nissan Titan; No advertising as Buzzerd said, but more importantly, it has changed very little since it's introduction.One of my son - in - laws just bought one two years ago and loves it, but admits it is a huge gas hog, like the Tundra.
The most practical plans involve improving requirements for performance, and include preventing gas hog cars and trucks from being permitted onto the roads at all, much to the anger of the adolescents who HAVE to have a car that gets 10 MPG because THEY can afford it.
But for the nostalgia - ridden folks with two car garages and gas hog SUVs who want the Father Knows Best lifestyle of the go - go sixties, change is threatening.
The «car clunker / gas hog» removial program was successful.
In response to Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn's critique of new federal mileage standards as a threat to personal freedom, some tips on turning even a high - mileage vehicle into a gas hog.
Oklahoma senator Tom Coburn seemed near tears as he softly asked, «What if you want to drive a gas hog?
You don't have the right any longer in this country to spend your money to drive a gas hog?»
The result is a lowered, raucous, gas hog of a show truck (11 city / 15 highway mpg, premium fuel, of course).
The King of Bling is back, bigger, gaudier, more powerful, and — surprise — less of a gas hog than before.
I just wish it wasn't such a gas hog.
It is a gas hog, so be prepared to spend some money on fuel.
The two vehicles also meet California's stringent low - emission standards, but both are gas hogs.
This truck is a gas hog.
Those features are: color (black interior was only available in the S trim for corolla), the steering wheel has remotes for car stereo (which LE model did not have), it has a decent fuel economy numbers, but I can't tell off the top of my head what they are, but it is definitely not a gas hog.
Here in the United States, though, your only option was the 5.0 - liter Jaguar AJ - V8, a great engine, but a gas hog, especially in something that had the aerodynamic profile of a shipping container.
It will be a gas hog compared to a parallel hybrid, and even compared to some non-hybrids, when driven at highway speed.
NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: The 2013 Range Rover Sport is expensive, powerful and a bit of a gas hog.
Mild improvements in a gas hog, intended no doubt to greenwash people in to buying more of them for the «I'm a bubba!»
A little bit of a gas hog for mixed driving.
THE BAD: rust on body (not frame, gas or brake lines) and this 460cid is a gas hog and it
I actually think if I got to pick any truck engine to use daily (with money being a factor) it would be the 5.3 over either ecoboost and obviously the 6.2 will be a gas hog..
It is a gas hog that's the only complaint I have about it.
Edmonston was the least effusive, though, calling it «a middle - of - the - pack, clumsy, gas hog that's underpowered with the optional four - cylinder EcoBoost engine.»
is kind of a gas hog.»
A gas hog par excellence, that should probably have its very own cap and trade program set up.