Sentences with phrase «highway economy»

This boosts highway economy by as much as 18 %.

All 2009 Escape models benefit from tires with lower rolling resistance and aerodynamic tweaks to increase highway economy.

Other drivers also commented on the superb highway economy they got.

I saw highway economy closer to 32 - 33 mpg and city economy closer to 25.

Renault claims that the Trafic achieves a combined urban / highway economy figure of 6.2 L / 100kms but we were «only» able to get a figure of 7.7 L and that was mostly highway running.

I spent three weeks touring Spain this summer and the B180 was a perfect vehicle for Europe, narrow enough to get through ancient city streets (main photo), efficient at speed with highway economy of 4.5 liters per 100 km (52 mpg), and with useful safety aids such as attention assist (drowsiness detection) and lane departure warning.

Even though the 2015 model will gain power, Volkswagen promises it'll be more fuel efficient than its predecessor, returning an EPA - estimated highway fuel economy rating of 30 mpg with the DSG transmission, a small bump over the 27 mpg highway economy allowed by the previous version.

Variable - valve timing optimizes engine performance for changing conditions and demands, and the V8's 6 - speed automatic transmission employs a low first gear to aid low - speed acceleration and two overdrive gears to maximize highway economy.

250 - 300 horses with a turbo four might be just what the Wrangler needs to mix better highway economy with good off - road power.

As a result, when you factor in the refinement levels we mentioned earlier (along with the fairly good highway economy stats), the diesel suits the F - Pace's more comfort - orientated aspects rather well.

The Cayman S, meanwhile, now returns 20/28 mpg with the manual and 21/30 with PDK, gains of one mpg for most measures and a two - mpg bump for manual - transmission highway economy.

Plus, you do still need to work it hard, and — even in its most efficient guise — the 21mpg city / 26mpg highway economy stats aren't that great.

Chevrolet Cruze diesel: You get the same 50 mpg highway economy in the as the BMW 3 Series, a bit more room, a bit less passenger - coddling, and $ 15K still in your pocket with the Chevrolet Cruze Diesel.

Despite being smaller, it's more powerful at 123 - horsepower and 125 lb - ft of torque, and 31mpg city / 43mpg highway economy is incredible by class standards.

After all, it has almost identical power and less torque than the turbocharged 3.5 - liter, is only $ 800 less expensive to install and is noticeably less efficient as a result of its 15mpg city / 22mpg highway economy figures.

Whilst it's very frugal as a result of its 29mpg city / 34mpg highway economy figures, it's worth pointing out that the Infiniti Q70 Hybrid (which, at $ 55,900, is $ 7,735 less expensive than the Lexus) is claimed to be just as efficient.

Trade your old MDX (that was all - wheel drive - only) for a front - drive MDX and highway economy improves by 33 %.

Furthermore, the four - cylinder isn't brilliantly refined either (especially at higher revs), and we don't feel it suits the more relaxed qualities of the Toyota Highlander's driving characteristics — though, to this engine's credit, 20mpg city / 24mpg highway economy figures aren't too bad by class standards.

This powerplant mates to a fuel friendly six - speed «Selectshift» automatic transmission, which delivers both peppy low range performance and ideal highway economy.

Better still, you don't pay too much of a penalty at the fuel pumps, thanks to its claimed 23mpg city / 33mpg highway economy figures — an impressive set of figures in their own right, even before you realise that 2.5 - liter T5 from earlier is thirstier than this T6.

Not only is the 2.5 - liter engine $ 1,500 more expensive than the 2.0 - liter, but it's also much more expensive to run — the claimed 20mpg city / 29mpg highway economy figures pale in comparison to the 2.0 - liter's 26mpg city / 38mpg highway numbers (figures which, we may add, make the Volvo S60 with that engine the most efficient compact executive sedan on the market today).

Variable valve timing optimizes engine performance for changing conditions and demands, and the V8's six - speed automatic transmission employs a low first gear to aid low - speed acceleration and two overdrive gears to maximize highway economy.

Furthermore, this model is also fuel efficient with its EPA city / highway economy of 23/30 mpg for the front wheel drive (FWD) and 21/26 mpg for the all - wheel drive (AWD).

Do beware, though, that specifying this engine in F - Sport spec does reduce the city and highway economy by two and three miles - per - gallon respectively.

But it's hard to argue with the car's five USB ports, Garmin navigation, 26 mpg highway economy, and torque vectoring all - wheel drive.

Although the Civic's 30/38 mpg city and highway economy figures with the manual transmission more or less match those for the Toyota Corolla, the Honda makes more power: 140 horsepower versus 126.

It comes with standard front - wheel drive and optional AWD system, with EPA city / highway economy of 22/29 mpg for the (FWD) and 22/28 mpg for the (AWD).

At a cruise on a highway, this thing is a downright puppy dog — albeit one with a big thirst for fuel, thanks to a highway economy average of only 18 miles per gallon.

Better still, the penalties for adding manual transmissions and all - wheel drive isn't too steep: in general, swapping out the gearbox and having an extra pair of driven wheels only reduces the city and highway economy figures by one mpg.

If economy's a main priority, then the 2.0 - liter's definitely the way to go: the most efficient front - wheel drive models can return good - by - class - standards 20mpg in the city and 30mpg on the highway (adding all - wheel drive reduces the highway economy by two mpg), which contrasts mightily with the 18mpg and 26mpg stats associated with the most frugal 3.5 - liter version.

You don't lose much of the fun in the twisty bits, even with the low - resistance tyres, because the Golf TSI Bluemotion has the sports suspension as standard gear, a decision made rational by the highway economy its lower (by 15 mm) ride height helps deliver.

Variable valve timing optimizes engine performance for changing conditions and demands, and the six - speed automatic transmission employs a low first gear to aid low - speed acceleration and two overdrive gears to maximize highway economy.