The original 1.3 liter car (chassis code AE532) had an EPA
highway mileage rating of 52 miles per U.S. gallon (4.5 l / 100 km; 62 mpg ‑ imp)[2] in 1984 and was reported to often achieve over 70 miles per U.S. gallon (3.4 l / 100 km; 84 mpg ‑ imp) in favorable driving conditions.
With 88 horses, you aren't going to pull a trailer, but you are going to get a 29 city / 36
highway mileage rating with standard five - speed manual transmission.
But the price you pay for that performance is in fuel economy and a 16 miles per gallon city / 25 mpg
highway mileage rating.
The 3.8 - liter V - 6 features a new tuned - intake manifold and lower restriction exhaust manifolds and boasts a 5 - horsepower gain to 170 horsepower, yet an 18 - mile - per - gallon city / 27
highway mileage rating teamed with a new four - speed automatic.
The three - wheeled Elio is engineered to attain
a highway mileage rating of up to 84 mpg while providing the comfort of amenities such as power windows, power door lock and air conditioning accompanied by the safety of multiple air bags and an aerodynamic, enclosed vehicle body.
Not exact matches
Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter notes the eight - speed's
highway mileage is actually within a whisker of 29.5 mpg and suspects his team will find a way to round up to the coveted 30 mpg
rating next year.
Safety, Reliability,
Mileage The Caliber gets the Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety's highest
rating, Good, in its frontal crash tests.
Adding all - wheel - drive does lower the
mileage ratings, though, with a slight drop to 27/42 mpg city /
highway.
The benefit of less oomph is better
mileage: EPA figures are
rated at a very respectable 24/35 mpg city /
highway.
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.
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.
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.
In its final form, the Accord's V - 6 engine was equipped not only with the i - VTEC variable camshaft profile system, but with Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) which deactivates three cylinders in light - load situations, resulting in EPA gas
mileage ratings of up to 21 mpg city, 33 mpg
highway, and 25 mpg combined when paired with its six - speed automatic transmission.
Mileage is
rated at 15 mpg in the city and 23 mpg on the
highway, which is on par with V - 8s in this class.
Truth be told, if
mileage is a concern when shopping for any of these three, the city /
highway combined
rating isn't going to sway you.
Things such as stop - start technology, a weight reduction of up to about 200 pounds and more aerodynamic styling have contributed to significant increases in EPA - estimated gas
mileage: Automatic - transmission models besides the Premier are EPA -
rated at 30/42/35 mpg city /
highway / combined.
Safety, Reliability &
Mileage Acadias built after January 2011 are Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety Top Safety Picks, meaning they scored the institute's highest
rating «Good» in all four crash tests the institute performs: front, side, rollover and rear, and have standard electronic stability systems.
No such problem in the ZL1, but not much in the way of gas savings, either: Our
mileage ran pretty close to the grim EPA
ratings of 12 mpg city, 20
highway for the automatic, and 14 city and 20
highway for the six - speed manual.
Using the EPA's more realistic 2008
rating system — which generally leads to lower numbers — gas
mileage is
rated at 18/24 mpg (city /
highway) for two - wheel - drive models and 17/23 mpg for those with four - wheel drive.
These impressive
mileage ratings put the 2014 Mercedes - Benz CLA250 near the top of the entry - level luxury class, with only the 2014 Lexus CT200h hybrid beating the CLA's
rating with its numbers of 43/40/42 mpg city /
highway / combined.
It also generally matches the much larger Chevrolet Traverse for combined
mileage rating (19 mpg), and does 1 mpg better in the city and 1 mpg worse on the
highway.
Performance For 2012, the Highlander comes standard with a 187 - horsepower, 2.7 - liter four - cylinder engine teamed with a six - speed automatic transmission, for
mileage rated at 20/25 mpg city /
highway.
Its long, flat stretches were favorable to the Golf R's fuel economy, which approached 24 mpg instead of the low 20s we've been more commonly recording in and around L.A.. That's still a far cry from its EPA
rating of 30 mpg
highway, but when you're trying to get a boring, six - hour - plus drive over with as quickly as possible, you're not worrying about maximizing
mileage.
The CX - 3's fuel
mileage estimates of 29/35 mpg city /
highway also fall short of the 3's 30/40 mpg
rating with the same powertrain.
The four - cylinder 2016 Passat boasts EPA - estimated
mileage increases of 2 mpg on the
highway and 1 mpg combined for 2016, resulting in a 25/38/29 mpg city /
highway / combined
rating.
Still, this a super-comfortable car that's lavishly appointed and even offers the same 17/26 mpg city /
highway EPA fuel -
mileage rating as the Genesis 4.6, with its 385 - hp, 4.6 - liter V - 8.
Things are much more impressive from a gas
mileage perspective, with an EPA
rating of 19/26 city /
highway mpg.
A Q70 Hybrid is also available, with a V - 6 engine teamed with a 50 - kilowatt electric motor and high - voltage battery pack to produce a combined 360 hp and gas
mileage that's
rated 29/34/31 mpg city /
highway / combined.
Front - wheel - drive models with the CVT get the best EPA - estimated gas
mileage; they're
rated 28/35/31 mpg city /
highway / combined.
EPA -
rated mileage is 16 mpg city, 24 mpg
highway, with a 19 mpg average, 91 octane recommended.
During my 200 - mile trek in the city and on the
highway, the Corolla returned stellar gas
mileage: 38.3 mpg, which is better than the EPA's
rating of 30/42/35 mpg city /
highway / combined.
EPA - estimated gas
mileage for the base Optima Hybrid LX is 36/40 mpg city /
highway while the uplevel EX is
rated at 35/39 mpg.
This engine produces 248 horsepower and 250 pound - feet of torque, making it possible to tow up to 3,500 pounds while remaining at the high end of efficiency with a
mileage rating of 19 city / 28
highway **.
Fuel
mileage is
rated at 27 mpg in the city and 35 on the
highway in the Countryman, while the S should be good for 25 mpg in the city and 32 on the
highway.
To help maximize gas
mileage, the V - 8 engine is equipped with cylinder - deactivation technology that operates the power plant on 4 of its 8 cylinders under certain driving conditions, such as when coasting down a hill or cruising at a steady
rate of speed on the
highway.
For Comparison Shopping, all vehicles classified as ALL SUVS have been issued
mileage ratings ranging from 1 to 1 mpg city and 1 to 1 mpg
highway.
Towing is
rated at 7,400 pounds with the V8, while the best
mileage (25 mpg
highway) can be had with the V6.
34/22
Highway / City MPGAwards: * Ward's 10 Best Engines * Green Car Journal Green Car of the Year * 2013 KBB.com 10 Best Family Cars * 2013 KBB.com 10 Best New Sedans Under $ 25,000 * 2013 KBB.com Best Resale Value Awards * 2013 KBB.com Brand Image AwardsBased on 2017 EPA
mileage ratings.
Power is certainly adequate, though, and EPA -
rated mileage, 21 mpg city, 27
highway, is about what we'd expect.
Bright Silver Clearcoat Metallic 2015 Ram 1500 Big Horn 4D Crew Cab EcoDiesel 3.0 L V6 8 - Speed Automatic 4WD 27/19
Highway / City MPG Awards: * Green Car Journal Green Truck of the Year * 2015 KBB.com 15 Best Family Cars Based on 2017 EPA
mileage ratings.
In the case of the TrailBlazer EXT, that's $ 1,500 and a drop in EPA -
rated fuel
mileage from 16 miles per gallon city, 22 mpg
highway, to 15 and 19.
Fuel
mileage is
rated at 19 mpg city, 25 mpg
highway, and unfortunately Mitsubishi recommends premium fuel.
With EPA -
rated fuel efficiency of 17 miles per gallon city and 25 mpg
highway, Caprice Classic will not win the economy sweepstakes; however, the
mileage isn't bad for a large car with a 305 - cubic - inch (5 - liter) V - 8 engine and automatic transmission.
Mileage on the Outback isn't stellar, with an EPA
rating of 19mpg in the city and 25mpg on the
highway.
Fuel
mileage is
rated at 20 mpg city, 27 mpg
highway, premium gas preferred.
Family sedans: The Toyota Prius hybrid remains at the absolute top of the
mileage list, with a
rating of 51 mpg city, 48 mpg
highway.
As of this writing, only the base ATS 2.5 L has EPA - certified
mileage ratings: 22/33 mpg city /
highway.
Fuel
mileage,
rated at 20 mpg city, 26
highway, isn't bad.
EPA -
rated mileage is 17 mpg city, 22 mpg on the
highway, and we averaged 20.2 mpg.