Sentences with phrase «probably be more fuel efficient»

With 245 hp and 275 lb - ft, it's less powerful than the old engine, but will probably be more fuel efficient.

Not exact matches

They are probably launching them west to east not because they are attempting to threaten Japan but rather because it is more fuel (and money) efficient to launch in that direction and japan happens to be east of them.

EPA fuel economy figures for the diesel are still a ways off, but we can tell you that in the European test cycle it's nearly 25 percent more efficient than the GLK350; ours probably won't do quite as well, however, because the U.S. diesel doesn't get the auto stop / start system.

The 278 - horsepower, 265 pound - feet of torque six is capable of switching from a tradition Otto cycle to a more fuel - efficient Atkinson cycle under light loads (something it probably didn't do much of out on the dirt with me).

That's way more horsepower than an off - roader like the Wrangler needs, and it probably wouldn't be very fuel efficient.

Until they run out, fossil fuels will probably always be cheaper and more efficient than renewables, and more practical.

These delayed sales might seem like a bad thing (older, less fuel - efficient, and dirtier models stay on the road longer), but if we take the long view, they are probably a good thing; by the time people decide to buy, there will be more fuel - efficient models on the market to pick from, and new CAFE fuel economy rules will have had more time to take effect.

Technical Details Honda President Takeo Fukui said about the upcoming hybrid: 1) The car will have a global nameplate, 2) the engine will be based on the Civic's, but will use a newly designed motor and engine control unit, making it lighter and more compact, 3) it will be priced below the current Civic Hybrid, 4) it will take its design cues from the FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (pictured above) and 5) it will use nickel metal hydride batteries.It's probably a smart move to use the Civic's engine, as it is very efficient (for a gasoline engine) and not developing a new engine will help keep costs down.

According to the same source, Honda will probably continue to make the Insight hybrid even though sales are very slow (less than 100 per month) for the bragging right of having the most fuel efficient hybrid (though it's arguable that the Toyota Prius is relatively more efficient if you consider that it is heavier, roomier, more powerful and doesn't use as much expensive aluminum to reduce weight).