Sentences with phrase «improve highway numbers»

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Ben has pioneered a number of new approaches to traffic engineering and street design in the UK and mainland Europe, finding ways to slow speeds, improve safety and reduce highway clutter.

Those present included my colleague on the county legislature, Lynn Marinelli; Supervisor Tony Caruana, Councilman Dan Crangle and Highway Superintendent Bill Swanson from the town; Mayor Patrick Mang and Clerk / Treasurer Kathleen Johnson from the village; a number of representatives from the county's public works department; and several other local government officials interested in improving service to town residents.

Estimated to cost $ 1.5 billion, the project would improve mobility for the greater Dallas metro area by reconstructing the entire highway from US 75 to I - 30, increasing the number of HOV lanes and widening lanes and adding frontage roads.

Looking at the old Jetta SportWagen's ratings of 23/33 mpg city / highway for the manual - equipped inline - five and 30/42 mpg city / highway for the manual TDI, the new Golf SportWagen should post improved numbers that will prove very competitive in the compact segment.

A less powerful, 190 - hp version of the 2.0 T provides the European equivalent of up to 49 mpg, but Audi says that even the 252 - hp engine will significantly improve on the current A4's EPA numbers of 22/31 mpg city / highway for the Quattro model.

This tuning is likely aimed at improving fuel economy, but the Sedona's numbers still lag behind the Odyssey's 19/28 mpg city / highway even in the Kia's most efficient SX trim, which has EPA ratings of 18/25 mpg city / highway.

Critical Knowledge: 2010 Accent: Hyundai improves the 2010 Accent's fuel economy across the board this year, and introduces the high - mileage, low - priced, 36 - mpg Blue Edition.2010 Azera: Top - shelf 2010 Hyundai Azera Limited models receive additional standard equipment, and a 605 - watt Infinity Logic 7 audio system with LG navigation is available.2010 Elantra Sedan: All 2010 Hyundai Elantras boast improved fuel economy numbers for 2010, and a new Blue Edition gets as much as 35 mpg on the highway in exchange for $ 15,000.

While Ford did not release specific numbers related to the cars» improved performance, they did note «customers should see the most improvement at highway speeds, during air conditioner use and operation in colder climates,» News quotes Raj Nair, Ford product development chief.

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.

The Sonic's base 1.8 - liter four - cylinder motor is good for 138 horsepower, but upgrading to the available 1.4 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder mill introduces 148 lb - ft of torque (while maintaining the same number of horses at the crank) along with improved fuel mileage figures of 29 - mpg city and 40 - mpg highway.

And the fuel economy is significantly improved: The 2014 CR - V had EPA numbers of 23 mpg city / 31 mpg highway for front - wheel drive and 22/30 with all - wheel drive.

The purpose here is obviously to improve upon the company's current corporate fuel economy, as the V - 8 powerplant adds two mpg city, four mpg highway and two mpg combined to the W - 12 engine's numbers.

An 11 % improvement in aero numbers from the swept - back windshield and thinner A-pillars as well as revisions to both engines and the switch to a CVT transmission for the six have brought improved fuel - consumption numbers — 6.0 L / 100 km in the city and 8.1 on the highway for the four and 7.3 / 10.6 for the six.

EPA fuel ratings are 17 miles per gallon in the city, 22 mpg on the highway and 19 mpg combined, though those numbers improve a bit on lighter front - wheel drive models.