Sentences with phrase «official economy figures»

As you'd expect from a plug - in hybrid, the official economy figures bear no relevance to real life, but at 134.5 mpg and 49g / km they'll make your accountant smile if you pay BIK.

We've already seen a BMW X5 eDrive plug - in hybrid concept, but now BMW are getting serious with their plug - ins and planning a range of plug - in hybrids to offer decent performance and big reductions in official economy figures.

Economy is still decent, with both posting official economy figures of 67.3 mpg and emissions of 109 to 110g / km of CO2 for BiK bands from 23 to 24 %.

The A7's petrol and diesel engines are strong performers and, thanks to new mild hybrid tech, the official economy figures are impressive.

Achieving the headline - grabbing official economy figures for plug - in hybrids is a tall order in real - world driving; Audi's quoted 156.9 mpg would require fully charged batteries, a mix of electric - only and hybrid driving and very delicate use of the accelerator pedal.

We don't have official economy figures, but GM expects the Colorado to be the most fuel efficient vehicle in its category.

Despite its plethora of weighty equipment, the new S 600 manages to return official economy figures of 25.4 mpg and emissions of 259g / km.

Economy — at least official economy figures — stay the same as the regular Jaguar XFR.

Buyers can choose between a six - speed manual or BMW's impressive new eight - speed automatic gearbox, with the slusher getting marginally better official economy figures — 44.1 mpg against 42.8 mpg.

The V6 petrol engine is a familiar performer from the upper reaches of t he Audi range, although emissions optimisation (and the inevitable stop - start) system has helped to boost the official economy figure to a very respectable 34.4 mpg.

The hybrid Cayenne is capable of travelling around 22 miles in electric - only mode, which helps it achieve the impressive official economy figure.

But in order to get close to the official economy figure, you have to drive the Ford EcoSport incredibly conservatively.

City cars aren't intended for the kind of driving that makes diesel engines desirable, and the official economy figure of more than 70mpg for the economy - orientated SE Blue version means the lack of a diesel option isn't a problem for buyers seeking efficiency.

Not exact matches

Official figures show that the economy is growing at an annual rate of 7 %, the sort of expansion western nations can only dream about.

I don't credit official figures with any great accuracy, but if we take them as being approximately right, then the U.S. economy is growing at 2 %, and China's at about 7 % — but with a base of about four times the population.

The Chinese leadership had been widely expected to prioritize economic stability ahead of the congress, and figures showing third - quarter growth of 6.8 % year - on - year confirmed this goal, leaving the economy on course to exceed the official target of around 6.5 % growth for 2017 as a whole.

The UK economy grew by 0.8 % in the third quarter of 2013, according to officials GDP figures released today.

On the subject of the economy, which officially entered a double - dip recession when official figures showed it shrank by 0.2 % in the first quarter of the year, Mr Miliband demanded the prime minister not offer another «excuse».

The economy grew by 1.0 %, according to official gross domestic product figures (GDP), which measure the value of everything produced in the country.

Official figures provided bad news for the country: the economy slipped back into negative growth in the final three months of 2011, setting up the very real possibility of a double - dip recession.

There have been renewed concerns about the economy after official figures showed a 0.5 per cent jump in the rate of unemployment from the previous quarter as 164,000 people lost their jobs.

The economy returned to growth in the first three months of 2011 but has failed to reach official expectations, figures show.

The U.S. Labor Department released its official hiring and unemployment figures for November, providing the latest snapshot of the American economy and revealing that 228,000 jobs were added last month.

Official figures are expected to show the economy is growing at its fastest rate since 2007, the year before the crash.

The Beast from the East sent a chill over Britain's economy in the first quarter, official figures are set to show.

Official figures show the UK economy unexpectedly shrank by half of one per cent between October and December.

The letter comes just a day after official figures showed that the UK economy is growing faster than expected and that household disposable income in back to pre-2010 levels.

That allows CO2 emission of just 112g / km and an official combined consumption figure of 57.6 mpg in the manual - the auto delivering better economy and slightly less emissions.

The benefit of using a small engine in a relatively lightweight hatchback is economy, and both 208 GTi and Peugeot Sport have official combined economy figures of 52.3 mpg, with CO2 of 125g / km.

Official fuel - economy figures have not yet been released, however.SafetyLoads of new available safety equipment join the A8 and S8 features lists this year.

The Abarth 500 is quicker by the same margin but loses out to the Adam on economy — 43.5 mpg plays the Vauxhall's 47.8 mpg (the Mini boasts an official mpg figure in the 60s).

The official fuel economy figure of 94.1 e-mpg (2.5 L / 100 km) on the European test cycle also makes it more economical than its predecessor.

This tiny motor is set to replace the regular non-turbo 1.6 that used to be the Focus range's centre of gravity, producing the same 123bhp, a lot more low - end torque and dramatically improved fuel economy, in real driving as well as in the official figures.

Official combined economy figures for those autos are 70.6 mpg and the manual CLA 200d returns 67.3 mpg.

The official claim is an 8.6 - sec 0 - 62mph time and a 135mph top speed, together with a 56.5 mpg combined economy figure.

The 3.4 - liter unit sees an increase in both performance and economy: an extra 5 hp (now 315 hp) and an unchanged 266 lb - ft of torque combine with what should amount to a 2 - or 3 - mpg gain when official EPA figures are released.

The official combined fuel economy figure for the Up GTI is 58.9 mpg, but during our test, where we covered over 100 miles and spent nearly five hours behind the wheel, we averaged just over half that, with 31mpg.

That Ecomotive model might be the economy star but all the diesels offer seriously impressive consumption and emissions figures, with even the 181bhp 2.0 TDI able to muster an official 65.7 mpg in manual form, or 60.1 mpg as a DSG auto.

We'll start with our own experiences first: The 1.2 - litre PureTech 110 gets an official combined economy figure of 65.7 mpg, and in mixed driving we saw MPG in the high 40s, so mid-40s is a realistic estimate and 50 - plus if you have a particularly light right foot.

Now, following an official investigation by the EPA, Hyundai and Kia are adjusting fuel economy figures on the following cars: 2011 Hyundai Elantra and Sonata Hybrid; 2012 Hyundai Accent, Azera, Elantra, Sonata Hybrid, Tucson, and Veloster; 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid, Rio, Sorento, Soul, and Sportage; 2013 Hyundai Accent, Azera, Elantra, Elantra GT, Elantra Coupe, Genesis, Santa Fe, Tucson, and Veloster; and the 2013 Kia Rio, Sorento, Soul, and Sportage.

Ford is reportedly making revisions to the 2014 C - Max's powertrain to increase fuel economy, but official EPA figures for the 2014 model have not yet been released.

Further information on official fuel consumption figures and the official specific CO2 emissions of new passenger cars can be found in the «Guide on the fuel economy, CO2 emissions and power consumption of new passenger car models», which is available free of charge at all sales dealerships and from DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH, Hellmuth - Hirth - Str.

Indeed, the most frugal 208 — the 74bhp BlueHDi — has class - leading CO2 emissions of just 79g / km and has an amazing official average fuel economy figure of 94.2 mpg.

Being a relatively lightweight car with pretty efficient engines should make the MX - 5 cheap to run; during our real - world fuel economy test, the range - topping 2.0 - litre unit returned an incredible 47.9 mpg (up 7mpg on Mazda's official claimed figure).

The official fuel economy figure of around 252mpg is pretty unrealistic, too, although with regular plug - ins, this could still be a very efficient commuter car.

The 640i's cheaper purchase price might tempt you, but it emits 179g / km of CO2 on 18in wheels and can only manage an official fuel economy figure of 36.7 mpg.

Stick to SE spec with 18in wheels and it'll emit a respectable 149g / km of CO2 and the official combined fuel economy figure is 50.4 mpg.

With such stout outputs, performance is effortlessly ample with 0 - 62mph in 4.6 sec and official figures peg economy at 34mpg and 188g / km of CO2.

Drivers are rarely able to achieve quoted official fuel economy figures, and the increased amount of fuel used also means official emissions statistics are innacurate too.

While Volvo has yet to release official fuel economy figures for the 2016 XC90 T8 plug - in hybrid, we're certain it will beat out the GL450 4MATIC's EPA - rated figures of 17 MPG city and 21 MPG highway and will likely offer better fuel economy than even the 2016 Volvo XC90 T6.