It is devoid of typical diesel clutter other than at idle levels, and also promises to go close to its claimed 4.8 L / 100
km fuel claim — impressive for a big five - seat car.
Substantial updates for the 2016 model - year, highlighted by the new - generation Ingenium turbo - diesel engine as fitted to the tested HSE TD4 Dynamic flatter with on - paper promise and perform well in the real - world, though don't expect to match the 5.1 L / 100
km fuel claim...
Otherwise, the engine is content pushing for its 7.3 L / 100
km fuel claim.
Not exact matches
Most efficient is the less powerful engine with a stop / start system fitted;
claimed fuel consumption is 67.3 mpg, while 95g /
km CO2 emissions currently ensure UK road tax is free.
MPG and running costs > Audi
claims a combined
fuel economy figure of 40.4 mpg and 162g /
km of CO2 for the S - tronic.
If you're really worried about
fuel use the one to look out for is the plug - in hybrid 330e, with a
claimed 148.7 mpg and 44g /
km of CO2.
It helps contribute to 167g /
km CO2 emissions and
claimed 39.2 mpg
fuel economy in manual - equipped cars.
Combined
fuel consumption is a
claimed 38.2 mpg with CO2 emissions pegged at 171g /
km.
Fiat
claims a combined
fuel consumption figure of 74.3 mpg and CO2 of 90g /
km for the 84bhp TwinAir, while the more powerful two - pot manages 67.3 mpg.
Fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are
claimed to be 91mpg and just 71g /
km respectively.
The engine is EU6 compliant and Lamborghini
claims 290g /
km CO2 emissions and 22.6 mpg
fuel economy.
Still, the mass of the vehicle is part of the hybrid's
claimed 45 mpg (5.2 L / 100
km)
fuel economy.
Naturally, the new engine is also cleaner and more economical, with Vauxhall
claiming fuel economy of 51mpg and CO2 emissions of 154g /
km.
BMW also
claims 113mpg
fuel economy and 59g /
km of CO2 emissions.
It can't match the PHEV on paper, but its
claimed fuel consumption of 53.3 mpg is pretty good for an SUV this size, although its 139g /
km CO2 emissions figure still means a relatively pricey 29 % Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) rating for company - car drivers.
Of course,
claimed fuel numbers rarely match real - life numbers, and our Tacoma measured 15.2 L / 100
km during a two - thirds / one - third mix of city / highway driving, while its trip computer recorded a more optimistic 14.1 L / 100
km over the same time period.
2018 Audi TT RS Coupe pricing and specifications: Price: $ 137,611 (plus ORCs) Engine: 2.5 - litre five - cylinder turbo - petrol Transmission: Seven - speed dual - clutch Output: 294kW / 480Nm
Fuel: 8.4 L / 100
km (ADR Combined) 0 - 100
km / h: 3.7 sec (
claimed)
Ford
claims an overall
fuel consumption of 19
km / l to for the petrol Freestyle.
2018 R8 Spyder pricing and specifications: Price: $ 388,500 (plus ORCs) Engine: 5.2 - litre V10 petrol Transmission: Seven - speed dual - clutch Output: 397kW / 540Nm
Fuel: 11.7 L / 100
km (ADR Combined) 0 - 100
km / h: 3.6 sec (
claimed)
The updated convertible will share its running gear with the three - door variant which would mean that the 2.0 - litre four - cylinder, developing 189 bhp and 300 Nm of torque, the 1.5 - liter three - cylinder turbo petrol delivering 134 bhp and 219 Nm of torque, 4.4 l / 100
km, and the 1.5 - litre three - cylinder turbodiesel delivering 112 bhp and 270 Nm, with
claimed fuel economy of a frugal 3.5 L / 100
km would serve on the convertible.
With one turbo, the engine delivers 115 or 136 HP and
claims a very low
fuel consumption (emissions of 98 or 99 g /
km).
The
claimed fuel economy stands at 19.7
km / l.
2018 RS 5 Coupe pricing and specifications: Price: $ 156,600 (plus ORCs) Engine: 2.9 - litre V6 twin - turbo petrol Transmission: Eight - speed automatic Output: 331kW / 600Nm
Fuel: 8.8 L / 100
km (ADR Combined) 0 - 100
km / h: 3.9 sec (
claimed)
Tiguan has
claimed fuel economy of 8.1 L / 100
km, compared to the 3008's 7.0 L. No doubt the Tiguan's improved towing capacity and all - wheel - drive off - road capability will see it win favour with many local buyers.
Equally impressive is the new Panamera's
fuel economy
claim of just 2.9 L / 100
km, about one - third of the regular Panamera Turbo's
claim.
The BMW TwinPower diesel engine is also the most upgraded engine in attendance, pushing out 190 hp / 400 Nm over the previous 320d's 180 hp / 380 Nm of torque, bettering
fuel consumption by 0.5 litres / 100
km to 4.0 litres / 100
km, and is speedier over a 100
km / h dash by 0.2 seconds for a
claimed 7.2 seconds.
2018 RS 7 Sportback performance pricing and specifications: Price: $ 257,426 (plus ORCs) Engine: 4.0 - litre V8 twin - turbo petrol Transmission: Eight - speed automatic Output: 445kW / 700Nm
Fuel: 9.6 L / 100
km (ADR Combined) 0 - 100
km / h: 3.7 sec (
claimed)
Claimed combined
fuel consumption also drops from 7.7 L / 100
km to 6.8 L / 100
km for the coupe and from 7.9 L / 100
km to 6.9 L / 100
km for the roadster.
Claimed combined average
fuel consumption is 5.9 litres per 100
km.
Previously
claiming a
fuel consumption figure of 5.9 litres / 100
km, the 318i is now good for 5.1 litres / 100
km.
2018 RS 6 Avant performance pricing and specifications: Price: $ 248,726 (plus ORCs) Engine: 4.0 - litre V8 twin - turbo petrol Transmission: Eight - speed automatic Output: 445kW / 700Nm
Fuel: 9.7 L / 100
km (ADR Combined) 0 - 100
km / h: 3.7 sec (
claimed)
Factor in a marginally more slippery shape (drag coefficient drops from 0.25 to 0.24) and the Prius»
claimed combined
fuel economy improves from 4.7 to 4.5 L / 100
km.
The
claimed fuel economy is 14.59
km / l.
On - test
fuel economy didn't match the official
claim of 6.3 L / 100
km, but our 7.7 L / 100
km, in mixed driving conditions, wasn't bad either.
The good thing about using a plug - in hybrid setup is improved
fuel efficiency, and Land Rover
claims the Range Rover Sport P400e averages just 2.8 l / 100
km (101 mpg UK), with corresponding CO2 emissions of only 64 g /
km.
The engine is also
fuel efficient,
claiming as low as 7.2 L / 100
km combined
fuel consumption based on the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC).
Speaking of
fuel economy, we averaged 15.2 L / 100
km against a 12.3 L
claim on 98 RON PULP.
Despite these issues the Evoque accelerates strongly and cruises with relative ease once up to a speed, though tested
fuel consumption of 7.5 L / 100
km is well off the
claim.
The 237bhp diesel, badged 25d, brings a disappointingly large drop in
claimed fuel economy figures, only managing 53.3 mpg combined as a rear - wheel drive car and emitting 129g /
km.
The real world Porsche might
claim an NEDC number of 3.0 L / 100
km and just 69g /
km for CO2 emissions, but it's no accident that it retains an 80 - litre
fuel tank.
If
fuel consumption is important for your needs, there is also the Porsche Panamera Hybrid ($ 242,600) which delivers a
claimed 2.5 L / 100
km while still managing to muster up plenty of mumbo, 340kW / 700Nm to be precise.
Honda
claims fuel efficiency figures of 19.5
km / l, 19
km / l, 27.8
km / l and 23.8
km / l for the petrol manual, petrol automatic, diesel manual and diesel automatic trims respectively.
The
fuel - economy
claims also match that outlandishness, and it's well worth sniggering at the 3.0 L / 100
km NEDC figure rather than planning your
fuel stops around it.
Fuel economy won't be at the front of many prospective GLC 63 buyers minds, with 27.4 mpg
claimed alongside 234g /
km CO2.
[18] Perodua
claims ECE
fuel consumption figures of 21.7
km / l for the manual variant and 21.0
km / l with the automatic, while the auto - only Advance variant is capable of 22.0
km / l, courtesy of the new Eco Idle stop - start system and regenerative braking.
Suzuki
claims that the Vitara S - Turbo should achieve a
fuel economy figure of 6.2 L / 100
km and our real - life figure was refreshingly close to that at 6.9 L with a mixture of urban and freeway driving.
With a combined
fuel economy rating of 4.1 L / 100
km, the Hybrid Blue will be the most efficient non-EV in Canada, and its Hybrid stablemate
claiming runner - up status with a 4.3 rating.
The EnerGuide
fuel economy rating for the Laramie's Hemi is 17.2 L / 100
km in the city, 12.7 L / 100
km on the highway, while the EcoDiesel
claims 12.1 L and 8.8 L, respectively; note that the diesel
claims better city
fuel economy than the Hemi does on the highway.
The 1.6 - litre engine returns a
claimed 44.1 mpg
fuel economy and emits 147g /
km of CO2 — the 134bhp MINI Cooper is far cleaner with 105g /
km CO2 emissions so won't cost so much in road tax or company car tax, but it costs nearly # 2,000 more to buy.
[18] Perodua
claims ECE
fuel consumption figures of 22.8
km / l for the manual variant and 21.3
km / l with the automatic, both exhibiting a 1.2
km / l improvement over the old 1KR - DE.