Mazda3 is
slightly more fuel efficient at 30city / 41hwy vs Civic's 30city / 39hwy.
I originally had an SUV, and then traded it in to get something
slightly more fuel efficient.
Its automatic transmission gets two more gears — eight, total — all of which helps make the raised wagon
slightly more fuel efficient.
Perhaps just as worryingly, the TRD Pro's pricing is only a few thousand dollars less that of the Ram 1500 Rebel, which not only tows and hauls a lot more, it's actually likely to be
slightly more fuel efficient.
More baffling is the optional 2.0 - liter four — CVTOnly — whose only claim to fame is that it's
slightly more fuel efficient, according to the EPA, than the CVT - equipped 2.4 - liter.
Not exact matches
The LaSpRa comes only with the six - speed dual - clutch transmission that we whined about in our Four Seasons Evo, with
slightly taller fifth and sixth gears for quieter and
more fuel -
efficient cruising.
The new, seventh - generation Golf isn't a huge departure from its predecessor but it is
slightly bigger, roomier, and significantly
more fuel -
efficient.
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.
Neither is particularly
fuel efficient; the 3.2 - litre has an official average of 24mpg and costs # 535 to tax per year, while the
slightly more economical 3.0 - litre claims 27mpg and will cost # 520 in annual tax.
Once you get past that sad point, the 2015 Legacy does look better than the outgoing model and is
more fuel efficient with a
slightly roomier interior.
Of course, while the CR - Z is the world's first hybrid to be available with a manual transmission, CVT automatic - equipped models produce
slightly less torque but are
more fuel -
efficient.
There are
slightly differences between the
fuel economies, but overall the CVT models are
more efficient.
Two big questions remain: considering that China's love for
fuel efficient cars has
more to do with wallets than pollution, how will domestic and foreign car makers (along with the government) encourage
more advanced (and
slightly costlier)
fuel efficient vehicles?