Sentences with phrase «mpg mark»

The major failing of the Fit is that it no longer matches the fuel economy of its nearest competitors, as subcompact cars like the Chevy Sonic and the Hyundai Accent now reach the 40 - mpg mark in highway driving.

Our observed mpg hovered around the 30 mpg mark with a mix of soft and hard driving styles.

The 1.4 - liter, however, reaches the magic 40 - mpg mark on the highway (matching class leaders Hyundai Accent and Ford Fiesta); its 29 - mpg city rating is only 1 mpg shy of the best - in - class Accent and Toyota Yaris.

Early speculators claim that the manual 2013 Chevrolet Cruze diesel is even be capable of going as far as reaching the «magical» 50 mpg mark without too much stress.

That isn't terrible for a big V8, but it can't touch the 36 mpg - figure of a diesel Audi A8 or the 31 - mpg mark of a diesel BMW 7 Series, both of which also feature all - wheel drive.

The primary focus of the 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid Limited is economy, and it seems Ford's engineers made some sacrifices in the name of reaching a high mpg mark.

But we're very pleased to see the trip meter head past the 36 mpg mark after some time spent on the road, accompanied by a full bloom of virtual green leaves on the right side of the instrument panel.

Estimated fuel economy is good, too, with both engine and transmission packages hovering around the 30 mpg mark in combined city / highway driving.

Still, while the Tiguan meets an acceptable standard in fuel economy, it trails both the Nissan Juke and Honda CRV, both of which hit the coveted 30 mpg mark with their compact crossovers.

The Department of Transportation and U.S. EPA wrote in the final rule for fuel economy standards from 2017 - 2025 that they expect lightweighting to play an increasingly important role in helping automakers meet the 54.5 mpg mark.

The Nissan Versa has been one of the cheapest cars in the U.S. market for years now, and you don't have to add much to the base Versa S to achieve the vaunted 40 - mpg mark.

The car fails, however, to achieve the magic 40 - mpg mark; the EPA rates the CVT - equipped Versa sedan at 30/38 mpg city / highway and the stick - shifted car at 27/36 mpg.

Our highest tank average of 41.6 mpg did crest the magic 40 - mpg mark, but most of our highway trips have resulted in 38 - 40 mpg, more in line with the new ratings.

On an empty autobahn and on the twisties in the hinterlands near Munich the pair is always on the wrong side of the 20 - mpg mark.

All models reach into the 30 - mpg range, with a base 2017 Cooper Hardtop and its miserly 3 - cylinder engine hitting the 38 - mpg mark.

All Mini models achieve fuel economy in the 30 - mpg range, and the miserly 3 - cylinder in the base 2018 Cooper Hardtop hits the 38 - mpg mark.

If you have a classic Corvette, that 30 mpg figure sounds like a miracle, especially when your C2 or C3 is lucky to crack the 10 mpg mark.

This is, course, the same eco-messaged 1.4 L turbo that helped the 2012 - model - year Sonic tickle the 40 - mpg mark.

The Honda Accord Hybrid sedan is back, with expected fuel economy figures that just about touch the magic 50 mpg mark.

Even with testing done primarily in Eco mode and skewed heavily toward highway driving — an area in which Kia tells us the Optima should excel — and treating the accelerator pedal like an eggshell, we were only able to get the trip computer to hang just below the 31 mpg mark.

If you have a 60 - or - so - mile round trip, and make use of chargers where you work and where you shop, it's also possible to keep the trip computer above the 100 mpg mark.

In our testing, we tended to hover around the 36 mpg mark, but we're no hypermilers.

It refused to breach the 40 - mpg mark.

Highway fuel mileage should hit the magic 40 - mpg mark, which seems to be the standard here at the New York Auto Show for mileage boasts amongst all the new small cars.

Backed by an equally seamless electronically controlled 6 - speed automatic transmission with Tow / Haul mode, the engine also earns an impressive 16 mpg EPA city rating in both rear - drive and 4 - wheel drive configurations with the former returning 23 mpg on the highway — the best open - road number of any full - size SUV — and the latter netting a still noteworthy 22 mpg mark.

When you consider that the Insight, unlike the Prius, never goes into an all - electric mode and can be fun to drive, the 43 mpg mark is that much more impressive.

Even during drives through cities, rush hour traffic, and slow - going mountain roads, we still hovered around the 40 mpg mark.

The car readily dips below that 14 mpg mark in hard driving, although ample freeway time helped CNET's M3 turn in an average of 15.1 mpg.

Likely to get the same 1.8 - liter currently used in the Hyundai Elantra, look for highway fuel economy to exceed the 40 mpg mark.