One of the biggest trends on the economical car scene over recent years has been advances in technology such as cylinder deactivation (as used by VW Group cars), and new compression developments from the likes of Mazda and Infiniti
helping petrol cars close the economy gap on diesel.
Not exact matches
The UK government's plan to ban the sale of diesel and
petrol cars in two decades» time is no
help for those affected by air pollution
I can't
help feeling that they could have made a similarly entertaining
car with half the horsepower, less weight, less electronic driver aids, less emissions, less thirst for
petrol and less money.
sorry guys, as it turns out; I ran out of fuel the moment I parked my
car and so all I did was go to the garage to buy some
petrol... it did crank over with no start for a while, but now it's running fine again lol thank you all for you guys»
help though, I got to know my
car a little better.
They will be strong, there's no question, the regulation change brought in at Spa [
petrol - powered LMP1
cars are allowed an extra three litres of fuel tank capacity] will
help them.
This
helps keep consumption reasonable (a few years ago such a powerful
car would have had an mpg figure in the teens), but drive it as intended and the S6 will get through
petrol at a rate of knots.
While the original Rapid was also a mid-range
car, we can't
help but feel it sounds a bit optimistic for the latest incarnation, which comes with a 1.4 - litre
petrol engine in its most powerful guise.
Its Samsung batteries
help it to operate as an electric
car at speeds of up to 78mph in both EcoPro and in the electric eDrive modes, though the default hybrid mode switches the electric motor off at 53mph because it's more efficient at speed as a
petrol - powered machine.
While the 5.0 - Litre V8 Supercharged
Petrol Engine develops 510PS and massive torque of 625 Nm which
helps accelerate the
car from 0 - 100 kmph is just 5.3 seconds.
Further, availability of an automatic option (automated manual transmission) with both
petrol and diesel engines, along with a long list of equipment with goodies such as LED projector headlamps, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and others has certainly
helped the new Dzire double its monthly sales and become the bestselling
car in the country.
Now due to slow rise in diesel prices too, the trend has started tipping in favour of
petrol cars again, but still Honda is confident that in spite of a late entry, the Amaze diesel will change the fate of the Japanese
car company in India and will
help them to rise to the top again.
In addition to the
petrol and diesel engines, with their optimised fuel economy, the
car's intelligent lightweight construction concept and honed aerodynamics — headlined by the Air Curtains and Air Breathers — also
help to maximise efficiency.
The budget planner
helped her see where she could cut back on her spending, like
car pooling 3 days a week to save on
petrol.
Hey, It would go some way towards paying my enormous green tinged energy bill and might
help me to put some
petrol in my
car at some $ 10 us per gallon.
Safer driving will lead to more fuel efficient and economical driving through a reduction in
petrol costs and vehicle wear and tear, as well as
helping to lower the cost of
car insurance via ingenie.»