Sentences with phrase «guzzling fuel»

The Monte Carlo had the pep, but at the expense of guzzling fuel.

We've achieved good figures from the Fiesta before but turbocharged engines do guzzle fuel at quite a rate when driven briskly, so the real - world difference is likely to be minimal.

Bear in mind that low prices are no guarantee of low running costs either: the supercharged lump guzzles fuel (you might just nip 30mpg on a motorway run), parts can be expensive and rust is a constant issue on Mercedes of this era.

The 5.9 - liter engine didn't guzzle fuel as heartily as might be expected, averaging 15 mpg in city driving.

It guzzles fuel in the manner of a Navy minesweeper and its CO2 emissions aren't exactly planet - friendly.

The 8.1 L V - 8 is known for many things, however fuel economy is not one of them and the engine has a tendency to guzzle fuel at a high rate.

Not exact matches

Jets are banned and, anyway, fuel - guzzling jet engines have never fit Porter's business plan, which calls for fuel - efficient planes with low break - even load factors.

And a low oil price has encouraged consumers to buy cars that guzzle a lot more fuel.

Beyond avoiding the fuel - guzzling of a Hohmann transfer, for instance, it reduces danger to the craft because the vessel no longer must decelerate on a dime in a tight window near Mars, risking over - or undershooting its mark.

It's two jet engines generate 110,000 horsepower — about a thousand times more than a Ford Escort — guzzle 5 gallons of fuel a second, and take about thirty seconds to get the 54 - foot - long, 7 - ton car up to supersonic speeds.

Here are some tips for turning even the most fuel - efficient vehicle they can force us to drive into a gas - guzzling petroleum pig:

Still, fueling a vehicle like the Clarity emits less than half the CO2 released by its gas - guzzling counterparts for a given distance, says John Turner of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado.

Within a few years, laptops and other energy - guzzling portable devices could run on long - lasting, easily recharged fuel cells based on a safe and practical new way of storing and releasing hydrogen.

After 10 billion years of guzzling the hydrogen in its core, a sun - size star runs out of nuclear fuel and becomes unstable.

There used to be two types of rocket: powerful but fuel - guzzling, or efficient but weak.

I'm coursing with energy when I sit down at my desk, rather than blearily checking email and guzzling coffee like diesel fuel.

CARS.COM — Full - size SUVs can weigh more than 5,000 pounds, and many come with gas - guzzling V - 8 engines, so fuel efficiency isn't one of their strong points.

Even with the extra gear, it's hard to imagine that the Tundra won't guzzle copious amounts of fuel.

Now, aside from the obvious fuel guzzling aspect and the size parameter, driving a truck actually is a lot of fun.

FUEL ECONOMY / FUN FACTOR The Mini is proof that you don't need a big, gas - guzzling engine under the hood to have massive amounts of driving satisfaction.

Unlike a traditional fuel - guzzling American luxury car, this Caddy concept foregoes a big V - 8 engine in favor of a powerplant more in keeping with today's volatile fuel prices.

As the former owner of a gas - guzzling Denali, I welcome any news to up the fuel economy of these great, but hungry, vehicles.

New BMW X5 range to expand in both directions with fuel - sipping plug - in hybrid and fuel - guzzling M bahnstormer

For a while there I was hopeful that we would see some more fuel efficient family ski mobiles here, but lately all the wagons (Audi Allroad Quattro, Audi A6, VW Passat, BMW 5 Series, etc) seem to be disappearing and getting replaced with larger gas - guzzling SUVs.

Granted, the Evoque's 28 mpg highway fuel - economy rating is a far cry from that of its guzzling brethren, too.

Featuring a 1.4 liter gasoline engine and a 20 KW electric motor working in tandem to provide 45 MPG fuel economy and peppy performance, the Jetta Hybrid can go from sitting still to 60 MPH in under 9 seconds, and do it without guzzling the gas.

First of all, the Jeep Grand Cherokee is a gas guzzling machine, do not expect to receive great fuel mileage as you won't, even in full time two wheel drive.

The previous model S4 was a nasty fuel guzzling V8, Audi is now saving the world by stuffing a supercharged V6 into the S4.

The GTO lasted until 1975, when spiraling fuel costs killed the demand for high - performance, gas - guzzling cars.

The 1.8 - liter engine on Jetta SE Sport and SEL variants is an older design and guzzles a lot more fuel despite only adding 20 horsepower.

The universe of sport utility vehicles — once rife with gas - guzzling land yachts — has expanded to include wildly popular compact and even subcompact models whose fuel economy has jumped by up to a third in less than a decade.

As their gas - guzzling big brothers fall out of favour, compact SUVs have emerged as a trendy choice for those seeking utility, comfort and fuel efficiency.

It's no secret that Qantas can't wait to begin replacing its fuel - guzzling 747 aircraft (5 in total) so we can expect to see the new plane appear on routes where the larger (and considerably less efficient) 747 isn't really needed — like some of the routes to the US for example.

Not to be left out, there's the XC, Road Tour and C2 Compact / Cycle models, meant for lighter, smaller vehicles; each can be modified to suit individual needs — great for people who want to go off the beaten track but still bring a bit of home comforts with them, without guzzling expensive fuel.

In today's business world it is not cost effective to have business travelers riding around on fuel guzzling airplanes.

From producing gas - guzzling cars to building more coal - fired power plants, to creating toxic waste disasters and simply maintaining our dependence on fossil fuels — are the members of USCAP really leading the pack?

When EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced that his agency plans to roll back fuel efficiency and emissions standards for cars and light trucks, some observers saw it as a win for the auto industry and for consumers eager to purchase gas - guzzling SUVs and pickup trucks.

Six years earlier, the former Vancouver mayor had terminated his predecessor's climate change program within months of taking power, created a tax loophole for gas - guzzling luxury vehicles and reduced provincial fuel taxes.

I can build the same size home (timber frame) using sips on a foundation for a lot less than $ 200.00 per sq. ft.. It is going to be just as energy efficient as the one in the article and even more so since it doesn't need a fuel guzzling truck to move it.

One reason is that countries and corporations have to figure out how to get the energy they need in cleaner ways — replacing fuel - guzzling equipment with more efficient technology, for example, or embracing renewable sources of energy like wind farms.

They offered Mr Barroso a shame award for driving a gas guzzling car and for disregarding the need to set binding fuel efficiency standards for cars sold in Europe.

World headed for irreversible climate change in five years, IEA warns If fossil fuel infrastructure is not rapidly changed, the world will «lose for ever» the chance to avoid dangerous climate change The world is likely to build so many fossil - fuelled power stations, energy - guzzling factories and inefficient buildings in the next five years that it will become impossible to hold global warming to safe levels, and the last chance of combating dangerous climate change will be «lost for ever», according to the most thorough analysis yet of world energy infrastructure.

More recently, however, fuel economy has stagnated and even regressed at times as automakers have peddled ever larger, more powerful and more gas - guzzling sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks to Americans.

Morano's book exposes the hypocrisy of jet - setting, yachting limousine billionaire leftist elitists, who lead pampered lives in energy - guzzling mansions and private jets while preaching to the rest of us trying to make ends meet about the need to forego fossil fuels.

Second, higher gas taxes make alternative fuel - efficient vehicles like hybrids and electric plug - ins even more attractive compared to gas - guzzling engines.

Next up, Brazil, a land of cars running on flex fuels using sugarcane ethanol; then it's on to the gas - guzzling city of Houston, which under the leadership of Mayor Annise Parker is working to support e-vehicles and get fifty percent of its power from wind by 2030.

For example: when gas prices went up to $ 3 - per - gallon (and beyond) over the last couple of years, many consumers began clamoring to get out of their big gas - guzzling SUVs and sedans, flocking to smaller cars that delivered better fuel economy.

This is because many Americans still drive oversized gas - guzzling vehicles, and therefore have a lot more ability to reduce their fuel consumption by greater efficiency (or smaller vehicles), while Europeans already drive smaller and more efficient vehicles (due to heavy motor fuel taxes), so would have extreme difficulty reducing consumption still further in response to the appeals of climate campaigners.

Fossil fuels deplete our resources and contribute to pollution — and many insurers offer discounts for vehicles that don't gas guzzle.

If you are in the market for a new car, why not do your part to help the environment and opt for a fuel efficient car instead of the traditional gas guzzling SUV?