This wonderful engine is absolutely power - happy, without a flat spot or weak point anywhere in the rpm band, and it runs and performs like a big gas - thirsty V8 while returning a respectable EPA
highway fuel rating of 28 miles per gallon.
The Eco model's 40 - mpg
highway fuel rating also can't hurt.
Sure, it's buzzy when pushed, but it's virtually bulletproof and delivers a 7.1 L / 100 - kilometre city and a 5.7
highway fuel rating, when paired to the five - speed transmission.
Not exact matches
The XC90 made good on its EPA - estimated 22 mpg city /
highway combined
fuel - economy
rating.
I certainly didn't, even though the TLX A-Spec includes both a Sport and a Sport Plus driving mode, in additional to Normal and Econ (the last helping the car make good on its 20 mpg city / 29
highway / 23 combined
fuel - economy
ratings).
Do you think human activity — from overfishing to burning fossil
fuels to illuminating our cities and
highways with artificial light — could be speeding up the
rate of mutation?
If that engine appears in the 3 - series, we can look forward
fuel economy
ratings more than twenty percent better than the 328i — we expect over 30 mpg city and over 40 on the
highway.
Volkswagen estimates that the 2015 Volkswagen Golf R destined for U.S. showrooms is capable of 290 hp and 280 lb - ft of torque, representing a 34 - hp bump over the last Volkswagen Golf R.
Fuel economy is also improved by 4 mpg despite the added stable of horses, with an estimated 31 mpg
rating on the
highway.
In a move some automakers are calling sudden and «draconian,» the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration will more than double fines for failing to meet corporate average
fuel economy (CAFE)
ratings.
One downside of the old car's 6.2 - liter engine was that it was awfully thirsty on gas, returning EPA
fuel economy
ratings of 13/19 mpg city /
highway, but the German automaker claims that the new C63's 4.0 - liter engine is about 32 percent more
fuel efficient.
Fuel - economy
ratings for the 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid are 49/47/48 mpg (city /
highway / combined), which eagle - eyed readers will note are lower than the 2015 model's numbers.
Rated at 19 mpg in the city, and 26 mpg on the
highway, the X5 35d is also more
fuel - efficient than the Mercedes - Benz GL350 BlueTec and the Audi Q7 TDI.
The additional gears, coupled with a slightly lower axle ratio, improve
fuel economy from the ’14 C7 six - speed automatic's 16/28 mpg by 1 mpg
highway, to an EPA -
rated 16/29 mpg.
Launched in 2005, the Pilot - based crew - cab trucklet was designed to appeal to buyers looking for an efficient alternative to conventional midsize pickups.; Though the Ridgeline's 3.5 - liter V - 6 and unibody construction are
fuel - saving measures, the truck is still considerably thirsty: the EPA
rates the 2009 Ridgeline at 15/20 mpg city /
highway.
Both powertrains have been revised for greater efficiency, with estimated
fuel economy
ratings of 25/33 mpg (city /
highway) for the 2.5 - liter version and 19/27 mpg for the 3.6 - liter version.
The Camry's 2.5 - liter inline - four and 3.5 - liter V - 6 engines are more
fuel efficient than in 2011, while the 2012 Camry hybrid is expected to receive EPA
ratings of 43/39 mpg (city /
highway).
Powertrain choices remain the same — a 2.5 - liter four - cylinder or a 3.5 - liter V - 6 with a six - speed automatic, and a 2.5 - liter Hybrid Synergy Drive system with a CVT — but we wouldn't be surprised to see a slight
fuel economy bump over the current Camry's 25/35 mpg (city /
highway)
ratings with the four - cylinder and 21/31 mpg
ratings with the V - 6.
BMW already has its 7 - series with a gas -
fueled twin - turbo six - cylinder that is
rated at 17 mpg in the city and 25 mpg on the
highway.
Because it gets
fuel economy that's significantly better than the S400 Hybrid, particularly on the
highway (the EPA
rates the hybrid at 19/25 mpg city /
highway, and Mercedes reckons that the diesel will earn a 20 / 31 - mpg
rating), but is expected cost only a few thousand dollars more.
The gas - powered car receives EPA
fuel economy
ratings of 20/30 mpg (city /
highway), while the BlueTEC returns 21/32 mpg.
Fuel economy with the smaller engine is appreciably better, with an EPA city /
highway rating of 20/27 mpg, compared with 18/23 mpg for our Four Seasons example.
Fitting, as we can't imagine what the
fuel costs are for something like this — normal G63 AMG models, fitted with start / stop technology and a seven - speed automatic, still only manage to earn EPA
ratings of 12/14 mpg city /
highway.
The diesel is exceptionally
fuel - efficient, at a
rated 31/43/35 mpg with a manual transmission; the automatic again loses 1 mpg on the
highway.
And its
fuel economy
ratings aren't that great, either, at only 20/27 city /
highway.
Audi expects stellar
fuel economy numbers from all of its TDI models, estimating that the big A8 will achieve around 24/36 mpg city /
highway; the current Q7 TDI is
rated at 19/28.
Fuel wise the 1.5 L FWD gets an EPA
rating of 26/32 mpg (city /
highway), while the AWD 2.0 L gets 22/28 mpg.
The engine, which delivers 365 hp in the Ford F - 150, has proven to be more
fuel - efficient than V - 8s and could improve upon the Expedition's current EPA
ratings of 14/20 mpg (city /
highway) with rear - wheel drive and 13/18 mpg with four - wheel drive.
Respectable EPA
fuel - economy
ratings of 26/35 mpg city /
highway further confirm that the 2013 Accord has all the right moves when it comes to engine performance.
Fuel economy estimates have been set at 29 mpg city and 39 in the
highway, just a smidge below the 30/42 mpg
rated Golf and Jetta TDIs.
The Soul won't break any land speed records, but its 1.6 and 2.0 - liter engines offer
fuel economy
ratings of 26/31 city /
highway and 24/30 respectively.
Mazda's compact car doesn't need any fancy extras to achieve impressive mpg numbers; in fact, the base model of the Mazda 3 sedan achieves the highest
fuel economy numbers of any 3 configuration with its 41 - mpg
highway rating.
Outright power is down slightly from 210 hp to 195 hp, but the EPA
highway fuel economy
rating has leaped from 32 mpg to a very impressive 42 mpg.
The G550's combination of a big engine, slab - sided styling and portly mass combine to give it an EPA
fuel economy
rating of 12/15/13 mpg city /
highway / combined, which isn't going to win you any Sierra Club awards.
For only $ 375 more than the Honda Insight, the Toyota Prius C offers the highest city
fuel economy of any hybrid in America, with its 53/46/50 mpg city /
highway / combined
rating.
Honda states that the 2019 model has an EPA
fuel economy
rating of 19/28 mpg (city /
highway) miles.
Like us, you would probably be impressed by the S7's performance, but the V - 6 in the A7 is as responsive and as eager to rev, and it delivers better mileage — several drivers averaged close to 30 mpg on the
highway, even though the EPA
rates fuel economy at 18/28 mpg city /
highway and 21 mpg combined.
Together with a slight improvement in drag (its coefficient drops one hundredth to 0.30; the Camry's is 0.28) and a slight reduction in weight — as much as 78 pounds, depending on trim — the new 2013 Altima posts big gains in EPA
fuel economy: the city
rating jumps from 23 mpg to 27 mpg, and
highway mileage goes from 32 mpg to a top - of - the - class 38 mpg.
The 2014 Porsche Cayenne Platinum Edition is also available in diesel guise, with a 3.0 - liter turbodiesel V - 6 engine good for 240 hp and EPA
fuel - economy
ratings of 20/29 mpg (city /
highway).
Many hybrid electric vehicles achieve higher
fuel economy
ratings in the city (e.g. 2017 Toyota Prius, 54 - city, 50 -
highway) than on the
highway because the electric motor recharges when braking and turns off the gas - powered engine when stopped; this is especially beneficial to those who do a lot of city driving because, while 100 % gas vehicles will get better mileage on the
highway vs. the city, hybrids are the opposite.
With gasoline prices low nationally, maybe
fuel economy isn't the most important factor in the grand scheme of McLaren ownership, but here it is: The 570S is EPA -
rated 16/23/19 mpg city /
highway / combined — better than the Audi R8's 14/22/17 mpg and the Viper's 12/19/14 mpg.
The
fuel economy is
rated at 25 mpg city, and 36 mpg
highway for the automatic transmission and 25 city / 37
highway for the five - speed manual.
Along with the old - school ride and handling come some old - school
fuel economy numbers: The GX 460 is EPA -
rated 15/20/17 mpg city /
highway / combined.
The latest member of Ford's EcoBoost turbocharged direct - injected gasoline engine family is found now in the Fiesta subcompact with a base price of $ 16,050 and a
highway fuel - economy
rating of 45 mpg (5.2 L / 100 km) with a 5 - speed manual transmission.
The additional weight and less aerodynamic shape take their toll on the EPA
fuel - mileage
rating, which drops from 51/48 mpg city /
highway to 44/40 mpg.
Neither of those engines manages to crack the 30 - mpg barrier in the EPA's
highway fuel efficiency tests, but our car is
rated at 25/37/29 mpg (city /
highway / combined).
Test drives earlier in the year by WardsAuto editors confirmed the Cruze diesel can exceed its 46 mpg (5.1 L / 100 km)
highway fuel - economy
rating.
EPA - estimated
fuel economy figures are best for 3.8 RWD models, which are
rated 18/28/22 mpg city /
highway / combined.
The 140 - hp, 1.8 - liter four - cylinder is untouched, and the automatic is still a five - speed, yet the combination manages to improve both city and
highway fuel - economy
ratings by 3 mpg, to 28/39 mpg.
BMW doesn't have any
fuel economy estimates for the ActiveHybrid 5, although a 2011 535i is
rated at 20/30 mpg (city /
highway) with the eight - speed automatic transmission.
Ford is touting the 3.0 - liter V - 6's
fuel economy — the truck has a 30 mpg
highway rating from the EPA — this no doubt being the engine's raison d'être.