You can see
how high fuel economy and low - maintenance cost, combined with low depreciation, would help save you money in the long run.
Not exact matches
A fading
economy and
high fuel costs have a lot of Canadians worried about
how to save money while staying warm this winter.
``... to wean our
economy off its overreliance on
high - cost carbon
fuels...» And
how do you propose to do this with fossil
fuels representing more than 80 % of the energy budget?
The next time the premiers huddle together they should start talking about
how to wean our
economy off its overreliance on
high - cost carbon
fuels that the rest of the world has little need for today and will need even less of tomorrow.
In an attempt to provide decent EPA
fuel economy numbers (which no one seemed to care about — my,
how times have changed), Ford geared the transmission comically
high.
As for
how it's running, the CX - 9 seems to have settled in by delivering fairly consistent combined
fuel economy of about 21 mpg — it's been
higher on road trips and bit lower when used in daily commuting.
How about the Mirage hatchback, with its affordable price tag and
high fuel economy?
Superior power even from low revs, spontaneous power development up into the
highest rev ranges and yet significantly better
fuel economy: that is
how the brand new generation of engines for the new 911 Carrera noticeably increases driving pleasure.
He said that's
how car companies will meet
higher fuel economy ratings — by creating new hybrid - only vehicles that are appealing on multiple fronts, and just happen to be hybrids.
The twin - turbocharged EcoBoost V6 is supposed to be more
fuel efficient than the basic 3.5 - liter V6, though real - world
fuel economy varies based on
how you use the truck —
higher loads and
higher speeds may negate the
fuel - saving effects of a small turbocharged engine.
They won't say
how, but Ford engineers have designed a continuously variable transmission for use with
higher - torque V - 6 engines.The breakthrough means Ford can coax about 10 percent better
fuel economy out of its large front - wheel - drive cars and minivans that use conventional automatic transmissions.Engineers are developing the CVT in a Ford Taurus with the Duratec 3.0 - liter V - 6, which generates 200 pounds - feet of torque.
In season 36, MotorWeek will continue to monitor the march toward
higher mandated
fuel economy and
how the latest powertrain technologies, from turbocharging to all - electrics, are impacting new car designs.
China has developed
fuel economy standards on new cars, and
high - level representatives from other Asian governments attended a special workshop to discuss
how their countries should approach this issue.
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