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).
Both front - wheel - drive and all - wheel - drive RX 350's rate 18 mpg in the city, but the former gets a 1 mpg boost over the all - wheel - drive version's 24
mpg highway number.
In sixth gear the engine speed pushes 3,000 rpm at 65 mph, leading to the car's 27
mpg highway number.
The best V6 minivans are best known for their confident power, and even as the 2016 Nissan Quest delivers on that front, engineers also have squeezed a bit more fuel economy from its 3.5 - liter V6: After revisions to the Quest's X-tronic continuously variable transmission, its EPA rating in combined travels bumps up 1 mile per gallon to 23 mpg; unchanged are its 20 mpg city / 27
mpg highway numbers, but Nissan now ranks No. 1 in the segment for both city and combined fuel efficiency.
The diesel gets an EPA fuel economy rating of 21 mpg in the city and 28 mpg on the highway, which is quite a bit better than the V8's 14 mpg city and 20
mpg highway numbers for the 4WD model.
Not exact matches
The
number of car models, where at least one variant has a combined city /
highway label fuel economy of at least 30
mpg, has grown from 46 models in MY 2012 to more than 70 models in MY 2017, and the
number of car models with 40
mpg or higher has more than doubled (comprised of hybrid, electric (EV), plug - in hybrid electric (PHEV), and fuel cell vehicles (FCV)-RRB-.
Granted, the EPA's rating for this vehicle is a more modest 17
mpg in the city, 21
mpg on the
highway, and 19
mpg combined, but even those
numbers are very good for a 5400 - pound, seven - passenger vehicle.
Fuel - economy ratings for the 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid are 49/47/48
mpg (city /
highway / combined), which eagle - eyed readers will note are lower than the 2015 model's
numbers.
Whereas the six - cylinder diesel recorded EPA
numbers of 22/32
mpg, the new four - cylinder rings in with 28
mpg city and 42
mpg highway.
Just after BMW made headlines with a 45
mpg highway rating for the 2014 BMW 328d, Mercedes - Benz has now achieved the same
number on the larger 2014 Mercedes - Benz E250 BlueTec, which has just received official EPA ratings of 28/45
mpg city /
highway.
Audi expects stellar fuel economy
numbers from all of its TDI models, estimating that the big A8 will achieve around 24/36
mpg city /
highway; the current Q7 TDI is rated at 19/28.
«I rarely hit the EPA's
highway number on such trips, but I expected to at least achieve the combined rating of 23
mpg,» he said.
Mazda's compact car doesn't need any fancy extras to achieve impressive
mpg numbers; in fact, the base model of the Mazda 3 sedan achieves the highest fuel economy
numbers of any 3 configuration with its 41 -
mpg highway rating.
BMW claims a zero - to - 62 mph time of 6.1 seconds with a six - speed manual, and while the company isn't talking about fuel economy
numbers, we expect the X1 with an eight - speed automatic to return about 22
mpg in the city and 29
mpg on the
highway.
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.
My week of testing, which included a fair amount of
highway driving, didn't even reach those
numbers; I averaged 11.3
mpg in what was admittedly the coldest week of the winter of 2014/2015.
By the EPA's
numbers, the front - wheel drive Pathfinder Hybrid only achieved 1
mpg better on the
highway compared to the standard front - wheel - drive V - 6 Pathfinder, 28
mpg to 27
mpg.
The amended list also gains its first non-hybrid with the Scion iQ ranking at
number nine, thanks to its 36/37
mpg city /
highway rating.
Along with the old - school ride and handling come some old - school fuel economy
numbers: The GX 460 is EPA - rated 15/20/17
mpg city /
highway / combined.
Opting for the six - speed manual transmission with the V - 8 drops those
numbers down to 16/25
mpg city /
highway.
Of the three all - wheel - drive SUVs, the CX - 9 gets the best EPA fuel - economy
numbers at 21/27
mpg city /
highway versus 19/26
mpg for the Pilot and 18/25
mpg for the Acadia.
We also have
numbers for the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro's 335 - hp, 3.6 - liter V - 6 engine option, which achieves 18/27
mpg city /
highway when equipped with its standard six - speed manual transmission.
The 2014 - 15 Chevy Cruze diesel sedan, powered by a 2.0 - liter engine, was EPA - rated 27/44
mpg, with the «44»
number being most salient — diesels do their most efficient work on the
highway after their turbos get them up to steady cruising speeds.
Hyundai says to expect EPA fuel economy
numbers of 29
mpg city, 44
mpg highway, and 42
mpg combined, up around 10 percent from the outgoing Sonata Hybrid.
Although no specific
numbers are available for any new 2015 Golf models, the 2014 Passat 1.8 T returns 24/34
mpg city /
highway compared to the old 2.5 - liter's 22/32
mpg, while the TDI model achieves 31/43
mpg ratings.
GM says the Chevy Equinox 1.6 - liter turbodiesel will achieve 40 -
mpg highway, a great
number for a compact CUV.
Looking at the old Jetta SportWagen's ratings of 23/33
mpg city /
highway for the manual - equipped inline - five and 30/42
mpg city /
highway for the manual TDI, the new Golf SportWagen should post improved
numbers that will prove very competitive in the compact segment.
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.
The powertrain's 16/23
mpg city /
highway EPA
numbers are far better than in the R - class or the ML but can't match the Cadillac or Audi wagons.
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.
The 2.0 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder Drive - E motor that's standard on the V60 T5 as well as the 2015 Volvo S60 T5 is living up to its green mission by delivering impressive fuel economy
numbers of 25/37/29
mpg city /
highway / combined in the 2015 Volvo V60 and S60.
EPA fuel economy
numbers peg it at 31
mpg city and 45
mpg highway.
We've averaged 32.9
mpg so far, right on the new combined
number, and our
highway trips corroborate the new
highway rating of 40
mpg as well.
Plus, you can theoretically get down the road some 717 miles between fill - ups in the Cruze Diesel if you reach the 46 -
mpg EPA
highway number that the government sticker promises.
Ford expects the Escape's EPA
numbers to jump by 1
mpg city and
highway compared to the 2008 model.
That's just 2 -
mpg shy of the city
number for the Ford F - 150 4 × 4 with 2.7 - liter turbo V - 6 and six - speed automatic, and matches the Ford on the
highway.
A less powerful, 190 - hp version of the 2.0 T provides the European equivalent of up to 49
mpg, but Audi says that even the 252 - hp engine will significantly improve on the current A4's EPA
numbers of 22/31
mpg city /
highway for the Quattro model.
While the current Jeep Wrangler returns 17
mpg in city and 21
mpg on the
highway using either its five - speed automatic transmission or six - speed manual, expect markedly better
numbers with the eight - speed automatic.
It won't speculate on the Cruze's diesel
number quite yet, though a
highway number of at least 45
mpg, and perhaps as high as 50
mpg seems plausible.
Some other
numbers that you might appreciate would be the 138 hp of the turbocharged 1.4 - liter engine with its six - speed automatic transmission, the 3,136 pounds of this lightweight package in its front - wheel - drive configuration (all - wheel drive is also available), and the EPA rating for the FWD model of 26
mpg city / 34
mpg highway.
In this driving mode, Hyundai expects the Sonata Plug - in Hybrid to deliver 38
mpg city, 43
mpg highway, and 40
mpg combined, each 1
mpg lower than the expected
numbers from the standard Sonata Hybrid, likely due to the larger battery pack's higher weight.
Jeep said today it expects the 2015 Jeep Renegade to achieve more than 30
mpg on the
highway with either engine, although exact
numbers have yet to be released.
Fuel economy
numbers have not been released for either new model, but it would be safe to bet that the X3 sDrive 28i will be slightly more efficient than its all - wheel - drive variant, which is rated at 28
mpg on the
highway.
Based on European figures, I estimate EPA fuel economy
numbers for the 2016 Ford Focus RS will fall somewhere around 21
mpg city, 29
mpg highway, and 23
mpg combined, versus 23/32/26
mpg for the Focus ST.
Those figures are with the automatic transmission; the CX - 5 only hits its marquee
number, 35
mpg highway, with the manual transmission, which can be had only on the base Sport with front - wheel drive.
This tuning is likely aimed at improving fuel economy, but the Sedona's
numbers still lag behind the Odyssey's 19/28
mpg city /
highway even in the Kia's most efficient SX trim, which has EPA ratings of 18/25
mpg city /
highway.
The weaker engine earns little reward in gas mileage, with EPA
numbers (21/27/23
mpg city /
highway / combined) that are closer to the V - 6 Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro convertibles than to Fiat's and Mini's figures.
These
numbers trail behind the new Hyundai Elantra, which is expected to receive 40
mpg highway from all model variants.
EPA
numbers haven't been released, but we estimate the Panamera S Hybrid to achieve 20
mpg city and 26
mpg highway.
This new model's high - tech powertrain is meant to give the Sonata Eco a slight boost in fuel economy
numbers, to an estimated 28/38/32
mpg (city /
highway / combined) rating.