SUPER FUEL ECONOMY (SFE) PACKAGE Available on autoshifted SE models, the SFE Package includes auto - articulated, aero - optimizing grille shutters — an unseen mileage - enhancing element also found on most other Focus models fitted with the PowerShift transmission — as well as low - rolling resistance tires, wind - cheating wheel covers and a tasteful rear spoiler that collectively bring the car's projected EPA
highway figure up to 40 mpg.
Not exact matches
Because the past in «Father
Figures» — scenes that happen before Williams shows
up — includes a moment, set in a
highway rest stop bathroom, in hideously bad taste.
Mileage Mix -
ups EPA - estimated mileage for the C - Max is 42/37/40 mpg (city /
highway / combined), reflecting the mileage gains from regenerative braking and low - speed EV power, both of which help the city
figure.
Conversely, while the Acura RLX hybrid's 32 - mpg
highway rating is efficient, it can't match the
figures put
up by diesel variants of the competition.
The new hybrid will have mpg
figures of 49/47/48 city /
highway / combined to beat — it should be able to do better — and Honda says it's been able to hide the battery underneath the rear seats this time around so it won't eat
up trunk space.
At low speeds, you do feel every bump that comes your way and it just knocks you around, but the ride is supremely better when you pick
up speed and in a straight - line like say the
highway or expressway it crosses that 3 - digit
figure with sheer ease and you won't feel a thing.
At the same time, a sophisticated seven - speed dual - clutch transmission makes
up to 26 mpg in the city and 27 mpg on the
highway, * which are phenomenal
figures for a three - row SUV.
Manufacturer - estimated ratings of 25 mpg city / 33 mpg
highway / 28 mpg combined (9.4, 7.1 and 8.4 l / 100 lm, respectively) for the Outback 2.5 i model are
up from 24/30/26 (9.8, 7.8 and 9.0 l / 100 km, respectively) in the 2014 model — a 7.7 % improvement in the combined
figure.
Of course, being the smallest engine in the Lexus GS range, the 2.0 - liter turbocharged gasoline unit is also one of the most efficient in the line -
up, with the claimed economy
figures of 22mpg in the city and 33mpg on the
highway making the car in this guise one of the more efficient sedans in this class.
Despite the additional output, Audi estimates the hopped -
up RS7 will meet the current model's EPA - estimated 15 mpg city, 25 mpg
highway figures.
Fuel economy of 16 mpg city and 21 mpg
highway (esti - mated
figures) represents an improvement of
up to 33 percent compared with the preceding model.
Across all of these models, the Z4's engines have direct injection, which help them achieve strong output
figures while returning better gas mileage than most other sports cars; the base sDrive28i has EPA ratings of
up to 22 mpg city, 34
highway.
After wadding
up our long - term Nissan Titan on the side of an icy
highway in Utah, we
figured we might have fallen from Nissan's good graces.
The base Sonata Hybrid sees its city
figure increase from a previous 34 mpg to 36 mpg for the 2013, and
highway mpg goes
up from 39 to 40 for the 2013, and combined, the estimate is
up from 36 to 38 mpg for the 2013.
Despite the increase in horsepower and displacement, EPA mileage
figures are
up a bit, from 18 mpg city / 25 mpg
highway to 18 mpg city / 26 mpg
highway.
The Maxima and Avalon have
highway mpg
figures north of 30, and like the best strip clubs in town, city mpg is 21 and
up.
These
figures added
up to decent acceleration, relaxed
highway cruising and a feeling of quiet strength in the test car, which was equipped with an equally competent four - speed, automatic - overdrive transmission.
This performance potential is also complemented by good fuel consumption
figures too with
up to a claimed 35 mpg in
highway driving and 26mpg in the city.
Unfortunately, this did not light
up enough during our one - week trial of the car: over 200 miles of mixed city and
highway driving, we observed an overall gas mileage of 17.8 mpg — well below the EPA's estimate of a combined city /
highway figure of 29mpg.
That stacks
up favorably with the heavy hitters in the segment, including the Honda Accord that gets 27 mpg in the city and 36 mpg on the
highway, and the Nissan Altima with its 27 mpg city and 38 mpg
highway figures.
While torque remains the same, power is
up by 4 hp and claimed consumption
figures also improve from 23/34 mpg in city /
highway driving to 25/36 mpg which is now more competitive with the opposition.
The SUV returns around 10 - 11 km / l in the city while the
figure climbs
up to 13 - 14 km / l on the
highways.
The 3.5 - liter V6 in particular offering one of the highest outputs in the family sedan segment and performance to match, while the hybrid offers
up to a claimed 51/53 city /
highway consumption
figure.
Official EPA fuel economy
figures are not yet available, but Subaru projects that the 2013 Outback 2.5 i with the Lineartronic CVT will achieve 24 - mpg city / 30 mpg
highway / 26 mpg combined,
up compared with the 22/29/24 for the 2012 model.
With its smallish 17.5 gallon gas tank,
figure on fill
ups every 400 plus miles on the
highway.