Depending on the model, the Camry gets either more or
less city fuel economy than the Fusion.
Not exact matches
The 2016 Prius is about the quietest ride this side of a plug - in electric vehicle, and considering its exceptional
fuel -
economy rating of 50/54 mpg
city / highway, it's only slightly
less efficient than a plug - in too.
Fuel economy remains much the same as before in front - wheel - drive trim at 19 mpg
city and 28 mpg highway (1 mpg
less for each in all - wheel - drive trim).
Admittedly, it's not like the engine buckles under the Nissan Sentra's weight every time you apply pressure to the gas pedal, and the 1.8 - liter unit does admittedly return some very good
fuel economy figures (automatic models return 29mpg in the
city and 37mpg on the highway; versions with a manual transmission are two mpg
less frugal in both instances).
All that said, it seems like both of our turbo CUVs are more or
less tied for
fuel economy — despite the larger engine, I averaged 9.4 L / 100 kilometres with the Forester XT, at a 60/40 split between
city and highway driving.
If saving money is important, you'll like the fact that a Comparably Equipped Price on Yaris iA 6MT is $ 2,680
less than the Fiesta Titanium Sedan, and the Yaris iA 6MT's
Fuel Economy (
city) is 30 while the Fiesta Titanium Sedan's
Fuel Economy (
city) is only 27.
If
fuel economy is paramount pick the former (it consumes 1.2 L / 100 km
less in the
city than the V6), otherwise tick the V6 box and enjoy the drive.
If extraordinary
fuel economy was the result we could be swayed, but our 17.7 mpg average (admittedly almost all
city driving) doesn't even hit the EPA estimate, furthering the argument the Pathfinder needs more power,
less weight or both.
With a sticker price of $ 54,650 the M Hybrid is $ 4,800
less than the GS hybrid but its
fuel economy of 27
City / 32 Highway / 29 Combined is bested by the Lexus numbers of 29 / 34 / 31.
In addition to not matching the diesel's
fuel economy, the pricier hybrid's 26 - mpg
city / highway combined rating is only two better than a 535i and its highway rating is
less.
Including Destination Charge on Avalon Touring is $ 945
less than the 300 300C RWD, and Avalon Touring's
Fuel Economy (
city) is 21 while 300 300C RWD's
Fuel Economy (
city) is 19.
Fuel -
economy figures span from a
less - than - stellar 18/28 mpg
city / highway for the V - 6 manual coupe to an impressive 49 / 47 - mpg rating for the hybrid sedan.
Being very similar iterations of the same base engine, there's not really much to separate them in terms of
fuel economy (both versions return 19mpg in the
city, irrespective of how many wheels are being driven, and the 400 - hp's 26mpg in all - wheel drive and 27mpg in rear - wheel drive formats are only one miles - per - gallon down on what the 300 - hp unit can muster), so there's very little holding you back if you can stomach the Red Sport's $ 7,000 premium over the
lesser six - cylinder model.
The official
fuel economy rating is 11.8 L / 100 km in the
city and 9.2 L / 100 km on the highway, and those numbers get close to 1.0 L / 100 km
less for both
city and highway in the 2.5 - litre version.
With estimated
fuel economy of 16 mpg
city and 21 mpg highway, the new AMG V8 coupe is not only considerably better than all of its direct competitors in the exclusive segment of high - performance four - door coupes, it is also more
fuel - efficient than many far
less potent vehicles.
The tax, collected by the Internal Revenue Service, applies to cars — not light trucks — that have combined
city and highway
fuel economy of
less than 22.5 mpg.
Though the output isn't amazing by class standards (the 2.0 - liter four - cylinder gasoline engine in the «EX» trim produced 164 - hp), this
less powerful unit does boast better
fuel economy figures of 25mpg
city / 34mpg highway for versions fitted with the manual transmission, and 29mpg
city / 38mpg for six - speed automatic models.
The system, which stores energy recovered from braking in large capacitors to run the car's electrical accessories, boosts
fuel economy to 28 mpg
city, 40 mpg highway, and 32 mpg combined since the engine has to work
less to spin the alternator.
The extra weight of the hatch makes the Prius v a little
less efficient than a regular Prius, yielding
fuel economy of up to 44 mpg
city and 40 mpg highway, but that's still good, and better than most wagons.
This engine has a little
less fuel economy, sitting at 19 mpg
city / 28 mpg highway.
The
fuel economy doesn't impress either: with claims of 21mpg
city / 31mpg highway, the Buick Verano is noticeably
less efficient than the Acura ILX (25mpg
city / 35mpg highway) and Mazda 3 (30mpg
city / 41mpg highway).
Nissan Rogue offers better
city fuel economy thanks to its continuously variable transmission, but it's also
less reliable and offers
less cargo space.
The Canyon's 2.8 - litre Duramax inline four - cylinder turbodiesel engine will play a big part in that, with combined
city - highway
fuel economy of
less than 10 L / 100 km, and a towing capacity of 7,700 lbs.
Meanwhile, the 2.0 XT models yield slightly
less attractive
fuel economy numbers: 23 mpg in the
city, 28 mpg on the highway, and 25 mpg combined.
The 335 hp ActiveHybrid 3 is just as quick but base price with shipping is almost $ 51,000, and
fuel economy is a relatively modest 25 mpg
city, 33 highway, 28 combined — all of them
less than the diesel's 32-45-37.
Honda expects
fuel economy to equal 40 miles per gallon in the
city and 43 mpg on the highway — slightly
less than the Civic Hybrid but the Insight should cost considerably
less.
Fuel economy in the SE was slightly
less than the EPA figures of 17 miles per gallon
city and 26 mpg highway but not enough to make a major difference.
The new Armada is longer, 209 inches versus 208 inches, and
fuel economy has been improved to 13 mpg
city, 19 mpg highway, 16 mpg combined, and 1 mpg
less for four - wheel - drive.
The
city fuel economy with easy driving is only around 22 - 23 mpg, not as good as I expected, and about 1.5 mpg
less than the computer indicates on average.
I am not yet in my 40's but was raised in a very alternative community of people in nyc in the 70's and 80's... amidst the depression of the
city at that time, there were tons of free - thinking individuals, groups and companies leading the way presenting biofuel - concepts and ideas, or promoting industries based on recycling things rather than being a disposable society... there have always been large numbers of people in the pro-environment movement country and world - wide that cried out about how alternative thinking would lead to newer, more positive and
less harmfully - impacting industries and tried to introduce inventions that could have spurred new
economies... Had the auto industry not blocked things, we could have had more energy efficient cars decades ago... but they did not want the «expense» of helping foster this new industry... it is so damn sad it took a war to make people «wake up» about alternative
fuels and how exciting the options are.
However, if Masdar
City remains an isolated experiment in sustainable living, disconnected from the rest of Abu Dhabi (where rampant construction, wasteful energy use and the dominance of the fossil
fuel economy remain the norm), its impact at home will be limited, and it will be seen by many as a green smokescreen, a gimmick whose real purpose is to draw attention away from some of the emirate's
less sustainable endeavors.