Not exact matches
But I missed that extra dollop of power while running in Eco Assist
mode, which did give me 36.4 miles per gallon
over several hundred miles of combined city and
highway driving.
I had the MKZ Hybrid
over Halloween weekend and achieved an indicated 29 mpg
over 175 miles of mixed driving, which was disappointing, considering the 41/36 mpg city /
highway EPA ratings and given how anxious the car is to switch to EV
mode around town.
While
highways are an important component of moving freight, enormous quantities of materials and products move
over other freight
modes, and a good portion of these goods will also move
over multiple
modes before reaching their final destination.
Alright, let me be honest and tell you a few things that I dislike about this car: - Gas Mileage (Hyundai claims it gives you 25 mpg in the city, which is not true, I get not more than 23 mpg in the city for sure)- Traction Control (The traction can not handle the acceleration and the wheels would start spinning, even on the dry roads, not sure what to blame)- USB port - The built in USB port does not support android, at least not in my case, therefore I have to rely on Bluetooth or AUX)- Dull Alloy Wheels - The dullness of alloy wheels for the SE trim does not compliment the car
over all, but eh, I can't complain much as it is a BASE model Now, the things I absolutely love about this car: - Great Turn Radius - Beautiful LED lights (even with base model)-
Highway mileage (35 mpg even driving at 75 miles an hour, you might get better than 37 mpg if you drive at 55 miles an hour)- Spacious trunk - Great leg room for rear seats - Just enough power to accelerate quickly and merge on to the
highways / freeways - Amazing Brakes - Sports, ECO and Normal
Mode (For those who do not know, once switched to SPORTS
mode, the car's steering becomes stiff as well as the engine along with the help of transmission helps you accelerate the car faster, you actually feel like driving a sports car.
The Sport
mode makes undulating
highway expansion joints feel just a hair more pronounced, where the Comfort
mode seems to float boatlike
over them.
I roll along in Standard or Eco drive
modes, the latter detuning the throttle substantially, and
over about 50 miles the trip computer shows 26 mpg, right at its EPA 26 mpg
highway number for the all - wheel - drive version (add 3 mpg for the rear - wheel - drive version).
Cruising down the
highway, clunking
over expansion joint after expansion joint, the Rapide S in comfort
mode is supremely cosseting.
Over the course of our testing, which included an equal mix of city and
highway driving, we attempted to keep the Insight's speedometer glowing green with thrifty driving techniques, but we must admit to taking a few hasty trips in Sport
mode.