Not exact matches
Small, budget - friendly cars and the 40 -
mpg fuel - efficiency barrier are on the minds of many people, what
with gas prices trampolining around the $ 4 - per - gallon
mark and the economy very slowly recovering from grim times.
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.
Without the benefit of an electric motor, this version of the RC can only manage around the 30
mpg mark in real - world driving,
with a claimed average of 38.7
mpg.
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.
There was a good amount of highway driving during my time
with it, and I still couldn't even crack the 16
mpg mark average.
In practice we were able to get the Civic Hybrid's trip computer to report 44.1
mpg by about the half - tank
mark with testing that emphasized freeway and back - road cruising, peppered
with a bit of city and stop - and - go driving.
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.
The 2015 Ram was pretty popular
with Autobytel as well, capturing our most recent Truck of the Year Award and impressing editors
with its EcoDiesel V6 — which offers up EPA
marks of 20
mpg city / 28
mpg highway / 23
mpg combined and delivers 240 hp, 420 lb. - ft.
The 2.2 - litre diesel hatchback
with an automatic transmission drops to 58.9
mpg with CO2 levels rising to 129g / km, while the 1.5 D breaks the 100g / km
mark, which reduces its economy benefits.
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.
Thus, the Outback combines the confidence of standard symmetrical all - wheel drive
with standard fuel - efficiency
marks of 25
mpg city / 33
mpg highway / 28
mpg combined.
Estimated fuel economy is good, too,
with both engine and transmission packages hovering around the 30
mpg mark in combined city / highway driving.
The models now boast some of the highest EPA
marks in the segment,
with the Corolla LE Eco able to reach 42
mpg highway.