Where the standard Civic's Econ mode felt like a massive compromise to cheat a few
more miles per gallon out of the EPA's test cycle, the Hybrid's Econ mode feels like a tool to use to help stretch the time between fill - ups.
Not exact matches
The fact of the matter is, if you do rotate your tires regularly — every 3,000 to 5,000
miles — you'll get
more miles per gallon, and
more miles out of your tires.
The newer engines come with all of the bells and whistles to give you a chance at
more miles per gallon while putting
out fewer emissions and fewer trips to the garage for costly repairs.
The SE and XLE are
more expensive and heavier, so eking
out every last tenth of a
mile per gallon isn't the priority.
While diesels may never be as popular in America as they are elsewhere, they can certainly play a role in squeezing
out more miles per gallon.
Just take
out the stock NiMH battery and swap it
out for a LiIon battery (or just add
more batteries and plug - in capability) and this big Tahoe could easily get 55
miles per gallon.
Doing so didn't seem to hurt our overall fuel economy, surprisingly, with the Elantra eking
out one
more mile per gallon to 33 combined during a week of mixed driving — pretty impressive.
Interestingly — and one
more reason why manual transmissions are on the way
out — the EPA - rated gas mileage for the five - speed manual is 23
miles per gallon city, 28 highway.
You can get even
more fun
out of the 184 - hp s Grand Touring trim, but your highway fuel mileage falls to 35
miles per gallon.
Both engines feature direct injection and variable valve timing to help eek
out a few
more miles per gallon.
The heart of both cars is the superlative, Japanese - made, 1.6 - liter, 16 - valve engine, which spins eagerly and pops
out 102 horsepower economically, getting
more than 30
miles per gallon.
We don't think there's anyone
out there who would trade in all that power for a mere two
more miles per gallon on the highway.
We're happy to add the Loremo to this list; first spotted last year, the diminutive, diesel - engined car sips fuel to the tune of 2 liters
per 100 km, roughly equivalent to about 120
miles per gallon, turned up live and in living color at the recent Frankfurt Auto Show — check
out the Flickr photostream for
more pics of the show, and hit the jump for
more info and
more pics.