Recent advancements in supercharger - rotor design have diminished parasitic losses to the point that the Corvette ZR1 is the first sports car able to pair more than 600 hp with 20 mpg in EPA
highway mileage tests.
Not exact matches
But what is true is that a researcher at Temple University has created a device that in early
testing does appear to boost
highway mileage by about 20 percent.
Safety, Reliability,
Mileage The Caliber gets the Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety's highest rating, Good, in its frontal crash
tests.
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.
The study involves a 2 - year pilot
test of assessing the technology, systems, and driver opinions on a method to collect
highway user fees based upon actual
mileage driven.
The pilot
tests are designed to provide information that can be used to evaluate an approach to assess
highway user fees based upon actual
mileage driven in multiple jurisdictions.
Mileage The RAV4 Sport two - wheel - drive model I
tested is estimated to get 22/28 mpg city /
highway.
Vehicle type: 5 - passenger hatchback, front - wheel drive Base price: $ 17,500 Price as
tested: $ 18,390 Engine: 1.5 - liter four - cylinder, 130 horsepower @ 6,600 rpm, 114 pound - feet of torque @ 4,600 rpm Transmission: 6 - speed manual Wheelbase: 99.6 inches Overall length / width: 161.8 inches / 67.0 inches Curb weight: 2,553 pounds EPA
mileage estimates: 29 city / 36
highway / 31 combined Assembled in: Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico
Vehicle type: five - passenger, five - door crossover, all - wheel drive Base price: $ 43,995 Price as
tested: $ 54,090 Engine: 2.0 - liter inline - 4, 280 horsepower at 5,200 rpm, 306 pound - feet of torque starting at 2,000 rpm Transmission: 8 - speed automatic Wheelbase: 111 inches Overall length / width: 184.6 inches / 74.9 inches Curb weight: 4,044 pounds EPA
mileage estimates: 22 city / 28
highway / 24 combined Assembled in: Cassino, Italy
Vehicle type: 5 - passenger sedan, front - wheel drive Base price: $ 32,250 Price as
tested: $ 37,255 Engine: 2.5 - liter 4 - cylinder engine, 175 hp @ 5,700 rpm, 163 pound - feet of torque @ 3,600 rpm and permanent magnet synchronous motor, 118 hp, 149 pound - feet Transmission: continuously variable Wheelbase: 111.2 inches Overall length / width: 192.1 inches / 72.4 inches Curb weight: 3,571 pounds EPA
mileage estimates: 44 city / 47
highway / 46 combined Assembled in: Georgetown, Kentucky
Vehicle type: Seven - passenger, five - door crossover, all - wheel drive Base price: $ 39,140 Price as
tested: $ 40,065 Engine: 3.6 - liter VR6, 276 horsepower at 6,200 rpm, 266 pound - feet of torque at 2,750 rpm Transmission: 8 - speed automatic Wheelbase: 1173.3 inches Overall length / width: 198.3 inches / 78.3 inches Curb weight: 4,502 pounds EPA
mileage estimates: 17 city / 23
highway / 19 combined Assembled in: Chattanooga, Tennessee
The Hybrid is available with a 5 - speed manual transmission, which ups EPA
mileage ratings to 46 mpg in the city, 51 mpg on the
highway, or with the CVT automatic, as our
test Civic had.
Our
test vehicle came with the four - speed, which provided respectable off - the - line performance, though a
mileage rating of a mere 15 miles per gallon city; 17 mpg
highway.
While that might appear lower than the previous hybrid, the EPA rolled out stricter
testing procedures for 2017 models, so Honda estimates that
mileage is actually up 1 in the city and 2 on the
highway.
Our
testing generated fuel
mileage numbers that were in line with EPA estimates: We averaged 16 mpg in off -
highway and on - road driving.
Over 320 hours of wind tunnel
testing helped designers to cut drag by 20 % from the original designs, cutting back on wind noise and wind resistance, and helping
highway mileage.
At 15 city and 21
highway, fuel
mileage in the
test car came in a bit under EPA estimates - but I drove the
test car fairly hard.
Fuel
mileage is average at best — don't forget Subarus are powering all four wheels — and the
test car's EPA rating was 23 miles per gallon city, 28 mpg
highway.
2015 Ford F - 150 4X4 SuperCab Vehicle type: 5 - passenger full - size pickup truck, 4 - wheel drive Base price: $ 37,005 Price as
tested: $ 42,635 Engine: 2.7 - liter turbocharged V6, 325 - horsepower @ 5,750 rpm, 375 pound - feet of torque @ 3,000 rpm Transmission: 6 - speed automatic Wheelbase: 145 inches Overall length / width: 231.9 inches / 79.9 inches (excluding mirrors) Curb weight: 4,783 pounds EPA
mileage estimates: 18 city / 23
highway / 20 combined Assembled in: Dearborn, Michigan
If that's not enough,
mileage is rated at 21mpg in the city and 30mpg on the
highway; we got 25.4 mpg in real - world
tests.
Gas
mileage in the
test vehicle (18.7 miles per gallon city / 22
highway) was slightly better than the EPA ratings of 15 mpg city / 21
highway.
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Highway / City MPGHyundai Certified Pre-Owned Details: * Vehicle History * Powertrain Limited Warranty: 120 Month / 100, 000 Mile (whichever comes first) from original in - service date * Warranty Deductible: $ 50 * Limited Warranty: 60 Month / 60, 000 Mile (whichever comes first) from original in - service date * Includes 10 - year / Unlimited mileage Roadside Assistance with Rental Car and Trip Interruption Reimbursement; Please see dealers for specific vehicle eligibility requirements * 150 + Point Inspection * Roadside Assistance * Transferable WarrantyAwards: * 2017 IIHS Top Safety PickReviews: * Spacious interior with seats that are good for the long haul; a smooth highway ride with minimal road noise; very user - friendly entertainment / navigation interface; excellent crash test ratings; ten - year engine wa
Highway / City MPGHyundai Certified Pre-Owned Details: * Vehicle History * Powertrain Limited Warranty: 120 Month / 100, 000 Mile (whichever comes first) from original in - service date * Warranty Deductible: $ 50 * Limited Warranty: 60 Month / 60, 000 Mile (whichever comes first) from original in - service date * Includes 10 - year / Unlimited
mileage Roadside Assistance with Rental Car and Trip Interruption Reimbursement; Please see dealers for specific vehicle eligibility requirements * 150 + Point Inspection * Roadside Assistance * Transferable WarrantyAwards: * 2017 IIHS Top Safety PickReviews: * Spacious interior with seats that are good for the long haul; a smooth
highway ride with minimal road noise; very user - friendly entertainment / navigation interface; excellent crash test ratings; ten - year engine wa
highway ride with minimal road noise; very user - friendly entertainment / navigation interface; excellent crash
test ratings; ten - year engine warranty.
The EPA rates its
mileage at 49mpg in the city and 51mpg on the
highway, but we observed only 36.2 mpg in combined city and
highway testing.
36/28
Highway / City MPG Hyundai Certified Pre-Owned Details: * Transferable Warranty * 150 Point Inspection * Limited Warranty: 60 Month / 60, 000 Mile (whichever comes first) from original in - service date * Roadside Assistance * Includes 10 - year / Unlimited
mileage Roadside Assistance with Rental Car and Trip Interruption Reimbursement Please see dealers for specific vehicle eligibility requirements * Powertrain Limited Warranty: 120 Month / 100, 000 Mile (whichever comes first) from original in - service date * Warranty Deductible: $ 50 * Vehicle History Awards: * 2014 10 Coolest New Cars Under $ 18,000 Call to schedule your
test drive today!
The
highway mileage on these models wasn't the nice round 40 of Hyundai's initial
testing, and some models were further below their claimed EPA ratings.
Well, except for one not - so - good thing — the
test Citadel V - 6 was EPA - rated at 16 mpg city, 23 mpg
highway, while the V - 8 «s
mileage drops to 14 mpg city, 20
highway.
Not bad, given — if nothing else — grim fuel
mileage of 12 miles per gallon city and 18 mpg
highway for the vehicle
tested, a 390 - horsepower Supercharged model, which is the same
mileage a regular 300 - horse Sport gets.
We
tested the LT with the V - 6 that boasts excellent off - the - line and down - the - merger - ramp power plus very good
mileage — 23 mpg city / 32 mpg
highway.
A six - speed automatic transmission is standard with this motor, and fuel
mileage is expected to be in the range of 30 - mpg city and 40 - mpg on the
highway once it has been officially
tested by the EPA.
The 2015 Ford Expedition carries an EPA
mileage estimate of 16 MPG city, 22 MPG
highway, and 18 MPG combined if you're driving a two - wheel drive model like the one I
tested.
For the 2008 Fit, despite the fact that it's the same car, the EPA ratings will drop to 27 mpg city, 34 mpg
highway, not because the 2008 Fit gets worse
mileage, but because the EPA has changed its
testing methods to better reflect the real world.
Also capable of generating 236 lb - ft of torque - and featuring that familiar pair of six - speed gearbox options - the Beetle TDI posts 28 - mpg city and 41 - mpg
highway in fuel
mileage testing.
(The Chevy, Ford, Honda and Jeep six - cylinder engines we
tested delivered about the same gas
mileage - right at 20 mpg on the
highway, about 17 mpg when city and off - road driving was included.)
Still, our
test Town & Country had plenty of power, and got pretty close to the EPA - rated fuel
mileage of 18 miles per gallon city, 25 mpg
highway.
Fuel
mileage of the
test Edge is rated at 17 miles per gallon city, 24 mpg
highway.
30/23
Highway / City MPG Hyundai Certified Pre-Owned Details: * Limited Warranty: 60 Month / 60, 000 Mile (whichever comes first) from original in - service date * Warranty Deductible: $ 50 * Includes 10 - year / Unlimited
mileage Roadside Assistance with Rental Car and Trip Interruption Reimbursement Please see dealers for specific vehicle eligibility requirements * Powertrain Limited Warranty: 120 Month / 100, 000 Mile (whichever comes first) from original in - service date * 150 Point Inspection * Vehicle History * Transferable Warranty * Roadside Assistance Awards: * 2017 IIHS Top Safety Pick * 2017 10 Best SUVs Under $ 25,000 * 2017 10 Most Awarded Brands Call to schedule your
test drive today!
Our
test car delivered fuel
mileage of 23 mpg in the city and 27 on the
highway, very close to its EPA estimate.
Fuel
mileage is about on par for a V - 6 in a vehicle like this: an EPA - rated 17 miles per gallon in the city, 22 mpg on the
highway for our
test model.
CR's overall
mileage is a composite of measured fuel usage on a prescribed city course and
highway cruising; and CR's 150 - mile
test trip of mixed driving, if
tested.