Sentences with phrase «less miles per gallon»

Automatic transmissions also provide less miles per gallon than manuals as they use a torque converter to alternate between gears.

And not only will these regulations make fuel more expensive for less miles per gallon, they reduce the ability of drivers to choose what is most appropriate for their needs.

nonetheless they seem to be doing more for the environment than most other car manufactureres (EG Even Toyota Prius Electric does way less miles per gallon than the Polo).

So not only are they already receiving less miles per gallon with the Camaro, but they are also paying more.

EPA - rated fuel mileage is 18 miles per gallon city, 24 mpg highway for the FWD model; the all - wheel - drive version gets one less mile per gallon.

Not exact matches

Those modifications include stop — start (idle - off) systems in which the engine shuts down when the car is stopped during driving; low rolling - resistance tires (which are harder and thus less flat, reducing friction); variable valve timing for engines, which increases gas consumption efficiency; and fuel economy computers or displays to encourage eco-driving, such as such as those in the Toyota Prius, which show miles per gallon averages for that moment, hour, week or month, or when riding downhill, so that drivers are more aware of how their driving impacts fuel efficiency.

«This is a victory for drivers who, by 2016, will get 35 miles per gallon, spend less on fuel and send less of their dollars overseas,» Jackson said, although the new rules still leave the U.S. behind Europe, Japan and China in terms of the timing or strength of fuel efficiency standards.

In less than a decade, plug - in hybrid automobiles recharged on grid will probably get 100 miles per gallon.

We've figured out a cost - effective way to do that so you can end up with a 66 - mile - per - gallon uncompromised SUV that has half the normal weight, has a third the normal fuel use, is safer, and repays the extra cost that comes with being a hybrid in less than two years.

At 70 miles per hour avg speed, I am getting over 40 miles per gallon using Econ mode, and 25 MPG in the city without really noticing less HP than the 6 cylinder.

Additionally, they are slightly less likely to agree that their first consideration in choosing a vehicle is miles per gallon (60 % vs. 62 %), and they are slightly less likely to agree that they are willing to pay more for a vehicle that is environmentally friendly.

The manual is only rated at 31 miles per gallon combined, though, which is considerably less than the CVT's 35 MPG combined rating.

The Taylor's achieved fuel consumption of less than 4.3 L / 100 km (over 66 miles per gallon) in both Jeep SUVs.

«The result of all these enhancements and advances is that the new Versa Sedan engine burns cleaner and uses less fuel, which combined with the improved CVT performance and better aerodynamics reduces overall fuel consumption by about five miles per gallon versus the 2011 Versa Sedan,» says Castignetti.

With the optional continuously variable transmission (with paddle shifters, no less), the Impreza is now rated for 27 miles per gallon in city driving and 36 MPG on the highway.

The car achieves a 0 - 60mph in less than six seconds and gets an average fuel economy of 100 miles per gallon.

At the end of my week with the Jetta, I averaged 27.5 miles per gallon over a combined route of city traffic and highway stretches, much less than the expected EPA fuel rating of 32 miles per gallon combined (28 city / 39 highway).

The EPA rating is 16 miles per gallon city / 25 highway, 1 mpg less city and highway than the Caprice with its smaller engine.

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.

To make it worse, it only has a 26 - gallon tank, so if you are towing something and only getting 11 - 12 miles per gallon or less, you are going to be spending a lot of time at diesel pumps.

And if you're willing to spend a little more to spend a little less on gas, there's the HX, which has a lean - burn engine that is EPA - rated at 36 miles per gallon in the city, 44 mpg on the highway.

It's worth noting, though, that even the 250 - horsepower, 2.0 - liter turbocharged 4 - cylinder edition of the SUV offers just a few miles per gallon less around town.

The EPA rates it at 32 miles per gallon in mixed driving, better than many cars with a lot less horsepower.

Only a CVT (continuously variable transmission) is available, which helps the luxury compact hit a combined 42 mpg, a few miles per gallon less than the lighter Prius.

If getting 35 miles per gallon (mpg) in a car that can fit four full - sized adults sounds like a dream come true, imagine it in a car that costs less than $ 16,000 and holds its value better than anything in its class.

While it delivers more power and torque than the Lexus LS 460's V8, it's about a mile - per - gallon less fuel efficient than both that and the Mercedes - Benz S550's much more torquey V8.

At that price, and with regular unleaded gas at $ 1.50 per gallon, you'll pay less than half the price of gasoline to go the same number of miles in an EV.

And we've asked the urban commuter who drives to work alone in her 11 - miles - per - gallon Ford Expedition to consider whether something slightly less gluttonous might do the trick when the lease is up.

Our tester EX had the manual transmission, which costs $ 650 less, but actually averages three fewer miles per gallon than the CRT.

Even better, you're looking for an upgrade on your family's midsize sedan, the Fusion Hybrid's mileage beats its gas - only version by 14 miles per gallon while tacking less than $ 4,000 onto the price.

That's still less than halfway to the EPA and Department of Transportation's goal that they set back in 2012, though it beats the roughly 19 miles per gallon that the Department of Transportation measured for the same pool of vehicles in 1995.

It also offers more miles per gallon; and for drivers who prefer to spend less or prefer a smaller car, it can offer just as much comfort and function.

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.

Getting 23 miles per gallon in the city and 30 miles per gallon on the highway, the 2017 Escape is only slightly less efficient than the 2017 CR - V and its 26 city miles per gallon and 32 highway miles per gallon.

Cars bought in the United States last year averaged only 20 miles per gallon (mpg), which is less than half the gas mileage available on the most efficient cars today and about the same as a 1908 Model T.

Ethanol contains 33 percent less energy per gallon than gasoline, so engines fueled with higher ethanol blended gas will attain fewer miles per gallon than those running on conventional gasoline (E10).

Less than a week later, the Center filed suit to overturn them, and in 2010 the administration announced its intent to increase fuel economy standards, with the most ambitious proposal raising them to about 37 miles per gallon by 2017.

Moreover, energy from oil and gas drilling is much less harmful to the environment — especially given the high usage of water, the unbearable flow of life - killing nutrients into the Gulf of Mexico, and of course the negative impacts on gasoline and diesel engines from the added ethanol (and the lower miles per gallon it delivers).

We will use less electricity in our appliances; we will find ways of running electricity around the country through superconductor wires that don't waste so much energy; we will use cars that get 100 miles per gallon.

Fuel Economy of the Humvee: It varies, but generally less than 12 miles per gallon of diesel fuel.

It looks like a more accurate figure for 50K miles would be less than 500 gallons at 19 pounds CO2 per pound or 9,500 pounds, half his claimed amount.

Even if you can't avoid some of the issues that may constrict your miles per gallon, consider these tips at the gas pump to spend less on fuel.