Take the step up to 2018 Outback's 3.6 - liter engine, and you can take advantage of a hard - charging 256 horsepower and 247 pound - feet of torque, and with a nonetheless comparable EPA - estimated 20 mpg city and 27
mpg highway mileage.
But the price you pay for that performance is in fuel economy and a 16 miles per gallon city / 25
mpg highway mileage rating.
Not exact matches
The three - wheeled Elio is engineered to attain a
highway mileage rating of up to 84
mpg while providing the comfort of amenities such as power windows, power door lock and air conditioning accompanied by the safety of multiple air bags and an aerodynamic, enclosed vehicle body.
Gas
mileage is about 18
mpg city / 24
highway with 20 combined.
It comes with a six - speed automatic transmission, and GMC estimates fuel
mileage of 22
mpg city, 28
mpg highway, for the FWD model.
Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter notes the eight - speed's
highway mileage is actually within a whisker of 29.5
mpg and suspects his team will find a way to round up to the coveted 30
mpg rating next year.
The CVT - equipped car actually gets better city
mileage (27
mpg) than the four - speed automatic model could manage on the
highway.
Though the iQ doesn't get the vaunted 40 -
mpg highway estimate that so many subcompacts are pushing these days, its
mileage — 36/37
mpg city /
highway — reads more like that of a hybrid than a conventional car.
Measurements L x W x H: 191.7 x 72.9 x 58.1 in Wheelbase: 112.2 in Track F / R: 62.7 / 62.4 in Weight: 3421 lb Headroom F / R: 39.2 / 37.8 in Legroom F / R: 44.3 / 38.3 in Passenger volume: 102.8 cu ft Cargo volume: 16.0 cu ft EPA
mileage: 24/37/28
mpg city /
highway / combined
Initial fuel
mileage is pegged at 28 -
mpg city / 38 -
mpg highway.
Adding all - wheel - drive does lower the
mileage ratings, though, with a slight drop to 27/42
mpg city /
highway.
An all - wheel drive model also is available, though the gas
mileage is slightly worse (16
mpg city / 23
mpg highway).
The benefit of less oomph is better
mileage: EPA figures are rated at a very respectable 24/35
mpg city /
highway.
With EPA - estimated
mileage of 20/30/24
mpg city /
highway / combined on premium gas, the 2016 XF beats the base 2015 model by 1
mpg combined and the 2015's V - 6 by 2
mpg combined (rear - drive models).
The raised ride height puts this car in the crossover segment, where a price below the Forester's and better
mileage — estimated at 25/33
mpg city /
highway — are probably enough to seal the deal.
The
mileage figures from this trip nearly doubled the standard 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI's EPA
highway number of 45
mpg with the six - speed manual transmission.
Mileage is middling (16/22
mpg city /
highway), but the suspension floats over bumps.
EPA gas
mileage estimates are 32/41
mpg (city /
highway) for manual models; estimates drop to 30/38 with the automatic transmission.
Like us, you would probably be impressed by the S7's performance, but the V - 6 in the A7 is as responsive and as eager to rev, and it delivers better
mileage — several drivers averaged close to 30
mpg on the
highway, even though the EPA rates fuel economy at 18/28
mpg city /
highway and 21
mpg combined.
Together with a slight improvement in drag (its coefficient drops one hundredth to 0.30; the Camry's is 0.28) and a slight reduction in weight — as much as 78 pounds, depending on trim — the new 2013 Altima posts big gains in EPA fuel economy: the city rating jumps from 23
mpg to 27
mpg, and
highway mileage goes from 32
mpg to a top - of - the - class 38
mpg.
The Armada is thirsty, with EPA - estimated gas
mileage of 14/19/16
mpg city /
highway / combined for the RWD model and 13/18/15
mpg with 4WD.
Unfortunately, it does so in a $ 120,805 hybrid that gets 23
mpg on the
highway — the same
highway mileage as the all - wheel - drive LS 460 and 1
mpg worse than the rear - drive version.
It has EPA - estimated
mileage of 15/20/17
mpg city /
highway / combined and requires premium fuel, which may not appeal to families who need an SUV to carry them through the daily grind.
The additional weight and less aerodynamic shape take their toll on the EPA fuel -
mileage rating, which drops from 51/48
mpg city /
highway to 44/40
mpg.
In its final form, the Accord's V - 6 engine was equipped not only with the i - VTEC variable camshaft profile system, but with Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) which deactivates three cylinders in light - load situations, resulting in EPA gas
mileage ratings of up to 21
mpg city, 33
mpg highway, and 25
mpg combined when paired with its six - speed automatic transmission.
Mileage is rated at 15
mpg in the city and 23
mpg on the
highway, which is on par with V - 8s in this class.
For example, you can compare the combined city and
highway gas
mileage between two similar models with different fuel types: a 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid gets 49
mpg city and 47
mpg highway, while the gas - powered 2017 Honda Accord Sedan gets 26
mpg city and 34
mpg highway.
Things such as stop - start technology, a weight reduction of up to about 200 pounds and more aerodynamic styling have contributed to significant increases in EPA - estimated gas
mileage: Automatic - transmission models besides the Premier are EPA - rated at 30/42/35
mpg city /
highway / combined.
EPA - estimated gas
mileage with all - wheel drive is 20/29/23
mpg city /
highway / combined.
EPA - estimated gas
mileage with 4WD is a poor 17/20/18
mpg city /
highway / combined on regular gasoline.
Aside from scooting the Evoque to 60 mph in roughly 7 seconds, it boosts EPA - estimated
mileage to 18/28
mpg city /
highway on premium gas, up from 15/22
mpg in the LR2.
Mileage 19,484 miles Warranty 3 - yr / 36, 000 - mi bumper - to - bumper 5 - yr / 60, 000 - mi powertrain 24 - hour roadside assistance Scheduled Maintenance 16,880 mi: Lube, oil, and filter, $ 63.83; rotate tires, $ 22.95; 14 - point inspection, $ 8.28 Warranty Repairs None Recalls None Out - Of - Pocket 1,509 mi: Repair stone chip in windshield with Safelite, $ 79.38 6,500 mi: Add Flyin» Miata Hush - O - Matic exhaust, $ 595 Fuel Consumption: EPA city /
highway / combined: 20/26/22
mpg Observed: 30.5
mpg Cost Per Mile (Fuel, service): $ 0.10 ($ 0.46 including depreciation) Trade - In Value $ 25,828 * Estimate based on information from Intellichoice
Toyota's Hybrid Synergy powertrain found in the 2015 Toyota Prius combines the benefits of an efficient gasoline engine and a clean, quiet electric motor to boast the best
mileage of all the cars in this list, with super-efficient fuel economy of 51
mpg city, 48
mpg highway, and 49.3
mpg combined.
With either transmission, EPA
mileage is 23/31/26
mpg city /
highway / combined.
No such problem in the ZL1, but not much in the way of gas savings, either: Our
mileage ran pretty close to the grim EPA ratings of 12
mpg city, 20
highway for the automatic, and 14 city and 20
highway for the six - speed manual.
Engine: 2.0 - liter, 16 - valve DOHC flat - 4 / 148 hp @ 6,200 rpm, 145 lb - ft @ 4,200 rpm EPA
mileage: 25/34/28
mpg (city /
highway / combined) All - wheel drive comes standard on every Subaru sold in the U.S. (well, except for the sporty BRZ coupe), and the Impreza sedan is the cheapest of the lot.
This engine offers good gas
mileage with either the standard five - speed manual or available four - speed automatic — 25/34
mpg city /
highway, regardless of the transmission — but Kia also offers a $ 600 Fuel Economy Package for automatic EX models that boosts gas
mileage to 27/36
mpg, thanks to enhancements like a five - speed automatic instead of a four - speed, plus low - rolling - resistance tires and aerodynamic improvements.
Engine: 2.0 - liter, 16 - valve DOHC I - 4 / 148 hp @ 6,000 rpm, 145 lb - ft @ 4,200 rpm EPA
mileage: 24/30/27
mpg (city /
highway / combined) While the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport comes with front - wheel drive as standard, upgrading to the version with Mitsubishi's «All - Wheel Control» is still affordable.
EPA gas
mileage with the automatic is 30/36/32
mpg city /
highway / combined.
Using the EPA's more realistic 2008 rating system — which generally leads to lower numbers — gas
mileage is rated at 18/24
mpg (city /
highway) for two - wheel - drive models and 17/23
mpg for those with four - wheel drive.
Mileage 18,504 Warranty 4 - yr / 50, 000 - mi bumper - to - bumper 12 - yr rust perforation 4 - yr roadside assistance Scheduled Maintenance 10,967 mi: Oil change, oil filter replaced, $ 0 Warranty Repairs 16,996 mi: Replace brake pad wear sensor that incorrectly reported worn front pads Recalls 10,967 mi: Replace non-self-locking spare tire nut with secure nut 16,612 mi: Replace incorrect label for maximum capacity weight with updated one Out - Of - Pocket 10,967 mi: Purchase, mount, and balance Bridgestone Blizzak LM60 run - flat winter tires, $ 952.64 11,474 mi: WeatherTech DigitalFit FloorLiner mats, front and rear, $ 169.90 16,612 mi: Reinstall Pirelli Centurato P7 all - season tires, $ 180 Fuel Consumption: EPA city /
highway / combined: 29/40/33
mpg Observed: 33
mpg Cost Per Mile (Fuel, service, winter tires) $ 0.18 ($ 0.81 including depreciation) Trade - In Value $ 17,300 * * Estimate based on information from Intellichoice
These impressive
mileage ratings put the 2014 Mercedes - Benz CLA250 near the top of the entry - level luxury class, with only the 2014 Lexus CT200h hybrid beating the CLA's rating with its numbers of 43/40/42
mpg city /
highway / combined.
It also generally matches the much larger Chevrolet Traverse for combined
mileage rating (19
mpg), and does 1
mpg better in the city and 1
mpg worse on the
highway.
Performance For 2012, the Highlander comes standard with a 187 - horsepower, 2.7 - liter four - cylinder engine teamed with a six - speed automatic transmission, for
mileage rated at 20/25
mpg city /
highway.
Its long, flat stretches were favorable to the Golf R's fuel economy, which approached 24
mpg instead of the low 20s we've been more commonly recording in and around L.A.. That's still a far cry from its EPA rating of 30
mpg highway, but when you're trying to get a boring, six - hour - plus drive over with as quickly as possible, you're not worrying about maximizing
mileage.
Recent advancements in supercharger - rotor design have diminished parasitic losses to the point that the Corvette ZR1 is the first sports car able to pair more than 600 hp with 20
mpg in EPA
highway mileage tests.
Engine: 1.4 - liter, 24 - valve DOHC turbo I - 4 / 138 hp @ 4,900 rpm, 148 lb - ft @ 1,850 rpm EPA
mileage: 24/31/27
mpg (city /
highway / combined) General Motors has sold the Buick Encore in the U.S. for a few years, but it's only recently that the Buick's cheaper Chevrolet Trax sibling reached our shores.
2017 Mercedes - AMG GLE43 Specifications On Sale: Early 2017 Price: $ 65,650 (est) Engine: 3.0 L twin turbocharged V - 6 / 362 - hp, 384 lb - ft Transmission: 9 - speed automatic Layout: 4 - door, 5 - passenger, front - engine, AWD SUV EPA
Mileage: 18/23
mpg city /
highway (est) L x W x H: 189.1 x 84.3 x 70.7 in Wheelbase: 114.8 in Weight: N / A 0 - 60 MPH: 5.9 sec (est) Top Speed: N / A
Engine: 2.5 - liter, 16 - valve DOHC flat - 4 / 170 hp @ 5,800 rpm, 174 lb - ft @ 4,100 rpm EPA
mileage: 22/29/25
mpg (city /
highway / combined) The final Subaru on this list is the Forester, which was extensively redesigned for the 2014 model year.
The Jetta Hybrid's EPA estimates are a lofty 42
mpg in the city and 47
mpg on the
highway, but I never saw
mileage in the 40s.