Whilst aviation has been demonised by environmentalists (myself included) in the past because of the climate - change impact of aircraft emissions,
in terms of fuel efficiency per passenger kilometre the latest large aircraft like the Airbus A320 and the Boeing 787 now compare favourably with small family cars.
Although the Hyundai Elantra and Kia Forte are kings of the mountain in terms of value, features and comfort, the new Corolla makes some
strides in terms of fuel efficiency and interior materials.
Not much has been revealed on the two new Honda vehicles yet, but if previous hybrids and plug - ins are any indication we can expect something fairly
spectacular in terms of fuel efficiency and overall power.
Edging over the arch rival Honda City (25.6 kmpl) by a good
margin in terms of fuel efficiency, Ciaz SHVS is packed with 1.3 L DDiS mild hybrid tech engine that develops max power of 89 bhp and peak torque of 200 Nm.
Engine line - up will suffer an
improvent in terms of fuel efficiency as well as Kia probably include the 1.6 Turbo GDi 180 hp matched with the in - house 7 - speed dual clutch automatic transmission.
The 2014 Mazda 6 is a great example of these trends, as it delivers a package that measures up to the Honda Accord in almost every way and even exceeds
it in terms of fuel efficiency.
Fuel Efficiency —
In terms of fuel efficiency, Volkswagen claims that the Jetta facelift returns an ARAI certified 16.96 km / l on the diesel automatic and 14.69 km / l on the petrol manual versions.
The light body weight infers good power to weight ratio which reflects in the performance both
in terms of fuel efficiency and while on the go.
In terms of fuel efficiency, the claimed figure is 14.2 km / l but we managed to extract 5 - 6 km / l under hard driving and 8 - 9 km / l under relaxed driving.
In terms of fuel efficiency, Maruti claims 28.40 km / l but in real world conditions, the car returns around 16 - 18 km / l in the city and 20 - 22 km / l on the highway.
In terms of fuel efficiency, the Camry Hybrid did a sufficient job.
In terms of fuel efficiency, while the EPA estimates were close on paper, there was no comparison once the editors did some real - world testing: