Sentences with phrase «highway numbers»

In sixth gear the engine speed pushes 3,000 rpm at 65 mph, leading to the car's 27 mpg highway number.

First sign shows major town destinations and highway numbers for each turn.

The gas / electric hybrid system improves around town fuel economy by 40 percent, with highway numbers staying close to the same as the standard power plant.

Adding all - wheel drive drops the city and highway numbers down to 21 and 27 mpg, respectively, while the combined figure falls to 23 mpg.

While both engines get similar fuel economy numbers in the city, the manual gearbox raises the official highway number from 34 to 35 mpg.

The rest of the car is well - engineered for a satisfying driving experience, although an extra gear in the transmission might improve highway numbers further.

The mileage figures from this trip nearly doubled the standard 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI's EPA highway number of 45 mpg with the six - speed manual transmission.

Maintaining freeway speeds of 65 to 70 mph, the instantaneous fuel economy hovered in the mid-20s, ultimately justifying my driving average of 24.3 mpg, a bit under the EPA highway number of 29 mpg.

This is a direct run along highway number 1 through Roebuck Plains, to Broome.

We'll find out next year whether the Equinox diesel can at least maintain whatever highway number the EPA attaches to its label, but efficiency - oriented Bowtie loyalists looking for the best combo will want a Bolt or Volt for city commuting and an Equinox or Cruze turbodiesel for longer, freeway trips.

We only managed 23.6 miles per gallon during our trip according to the onboard computer, 2.4 mpgs shy of the car's EPA estimated highway number.

Tall gears bolster highway numbers to 24 mpg, whereas more choices of gears allow the engine to operate more efficiently through its range of speeds.

This turbocharged diesel powered wagon has a smidgen less cargo room and bests the Prius v's highway numbers by 4 mpg, but is 8 mpg shy of what the v gets in the city.

The Fusion Hybrid can be yours for $ 27,280 with 44/41 city / highway numbers which are still impressive and it'll take a lot of gas savings to make up the initial price difference.

Even with this price increase of about $ 1,000 versus last year, the CX - 5's 26 mpg city and 35 mpg highway numbers still make life very difficult for traditional economy cars like the Dodge Dart and Hyundai Elantra.

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).

Of course, being Hawaii, the road will change name three times along the way and change highway numbers once.

I roll along in Standard or Eco drive modes, the latter detuning the throttle substantially, and over about 50 miles the trip computer shows 26 mpg, right at its EPA 26 mpg highway number for the all - wheel - drive version (add 3 mpg for the rear - wheel - drive version).

To prove that razor - sharp handling and a wonderful driving experience don't have to use a lot of gas, the BRZ has EPA highway numbers of 30 mpg with the manual transmission and 34 mpg with the automatic.

The diesel gets an EPA fuel economy rating of 21 mpg in the city and 28 mpg on the highway, which is quite a bit better than the V8's 14 mpg city and 20 mpg highway numbers for the 4WD model.

This is a direct run along highway number 1, this is a direct run to Broome.

Plus, you can theoretically get down the road some 717 miles between fill - ups in the Cruze Diesel if you reach the 46 - mpg EPA highway number that the government sticker promises.

On the road Before you hit the road, write the route — highway numbers, exit numbers — in order on a Post-it Note and put it on your rearview mirror or dashboard, where you can easily see it without taking your eyes off the road.

«I rarely hit the EPA's highway number on such trips, but I expected to at least achieve the combined rating of 23 mpg,» he said.

This engine in this CUV when equipped with front - wheel drive achieves the magic 30 - mpg highway number.

The Eco model isn't quite comparable to the Hybrid efficiency-wise, with its 32 - mpg combined number and 38 - mpg highway number, but the $ 24,085 Sonata Eco should be significantly more affordable than the gas - electric Sonata, which we expect to start around $ 27,000.

It won't speculate on the Cruze's diesel number quite yet, though a highway number of at least 45 mpg, and perhaps as high as 50 mpg seems plausible.

That's an impressive combination of fuel economy and performance, and few other gasoline - powered luxury cars can come close to the Volvos» 37 mpg highway number.

Our Four Seasons BMW M2's 20/26 EPA fuel mileage equals the six - speed manual version's highway number, and is 2 - mpg better in the city.

That tops the Disco's 23 mpg EPA combined rating, and it's 2 mpg short of the highway number, which in a post-VW Dieselgate world is not bad.

Upper trim levels will be available with a 9 - speed automatic swiped from Acura, and I'd bet on a highway number in the vicinity of 30 mpg if not better.

The EPA ratings are 14 mpg city and 20 mpg highway, but during freeway driving, the car easily topped its highway number, according to the trip computer.

Even with the 420 - horse bullet under the hood, the numbers are acceptable but could be better especially the highway number.

Even if the inferior aerodynamics (guessing) of the Commander knocked an mpg off the highway number, I would have bought such a vehicle in a heartbeat.

Also interesting to note that the CVT scores fairly significantly better on the Transport Canada fuel - economy scale, achieving city / highway numbers of 7.0 / 5.9 L / 100 km versus 8.1 / 6.6 for the stick shift.

Both front - wheel - drive and all - wheel - drive RX 350's rate 18 mpg in the city, but the former gets a 1 mpg boost over the all - wheel - drive version's 24 mpg highway number.

Still, with a combined fuel efficiency rating of 33 mpg and a highway number of 39 mpg, you won't go broke putting gas in this Civic.

The highway number seems low compared to the 45 mpg on the sticker, but 35 mpg in mixed, aggressive backroads driving is excellent.

Fuel economy figures have not yet been released, but they're not expected to stray much from the pre-facelift car's 17 miles per gallon city and 24 mpg highway numbers.

However, a big concern is why Mitsubishi doesn't add a sixth - speed gear to the manual to lower the RPMs while cruising and moving the highway numbers upward.

Trust the EPA city and highway numbers.

The navigation system's main drawbacks are that it doesn't do text - to - speech for every road, just for freeway and highway numbers, and the traffic system doesn't proactively detour you around incidents.

Although the turbo does rob a little fuel economy, the 21 - city and 32 - highway numbers are still acceptable for a higher horsepower vehicle.

The highway number comes thanks to Chrysler's new nine - speed automatic, which is standard across the line regardless of engine and drive wheel combination.

Add 1 mpg to the highway number for the six - speed manual transmission.

The combined fuel economy falls somewhere between city and highway numbers and is the best way to compare one car to another.

The uprated drivetrain does see fuel economy in the city fall to 16 mpg from the base STI's 17 mpg rating, but the highway number stays steady at 22 mpg.