Sentences with phrase «than a petrol car»

Latest tests show that new diesel models emit less nitrous oxides than petrol cars (between TWO and SIX times less, depending)...

That's thanks to four electric motors — two front and two rear, to give the E-tron a novel take on quattro all - wheel drive — which produce a total of 309bhp and 3319 lb ft.. While the former is over 100bhp off a V8 - engined R8, the latter is a stonking ten times bigger than the petrol car's torque output.

Th larger prius clearly has a market as it is much more efficient than petrol cars, and competitive with diesels.

It's still smooth (so is the 85kW petrol car) and it's far stronger for in - gear acceleration than the petrol cars, but it's also more expensive and it's a fuel that, for city - focused cars, is increasingly becoming frowned upon.

Please try harder to understand what I am trying to say: An electric vehicle is 5 x as efficient in converting electricity into kinetic energy than a petrol car is in converting the thermal energy in petrol.

Not exact matches

Those Asian Bubble Teas with their floating bits and bobs and abnormally wide straws better suited to syphoning petrol from a car than consuming food freak me out, however if a spoon is available to replace said straw I'm good to go, bubbles, bits and all.

Those designed to quickly stop and start a car's petrol engine to improve fuel efficiency need a quick burst of power, but for smoothing a domestic solar panel's output, capacity might be more important than speed.

After all, aren't diesels the green cars, the ones that use less fuel than petrol - run cars and therefore conserve natural resources and reduce global warming?

This would release more than twice as much carbon as Europe's cars would produce if they stuck with petrol.

It produces no carbon dioxide exhaust emissions, and even when the CO2 released in generating the electricity used to charge its batteries is factored in, it is responsible for less than half the amount emitted by the «greenest» petrol cars.

Alex Orr's dark comedy Blood Car stars Mike Brune as Archie Andrews, a mild - mannered elementary teacher attempting to beat the high cost of gasoline (forty bucks a gallon) by creating a car that runs on something other than traditional petrCar stars Mike Brune as Archie Andrews, a mild - mannered elementary teacher attempting to beat the high cost of gasoline (forty bucks a gallon) by creating a car that runs on something other than traditional petrcar that runs on something other than traditional petrol.

The petrol version of the Mercedes GL500 is going to sell in tiny numbers in the UK, but it's a better driver's car than its Bluetec diesel sister

Our drive in the plug - in hybrid confirmed that two - electric motors and a four - cylinder petrol engine was more than a match for most large capacity sports cars.

2 - litre models were given less favourable reviews than the V6 on launch - the four - pot was never a particularly enthralling power unit - and later in the car's life it ended up being replaced by a 2.2 - litre petrol.

The diesel vRS is slower than the petrol versions, but it's hardly the sort of car you'd leave on the bench.

As if to highlight the Forester's unique attributes, that most powerful petrol engine, which is currently more potent than the Subaru BRZ sports car, is set to make up more than 25 per cent of total sales.

Away from the line, then, the P100D is faster than the R8, but everywhere else the petrol - engined car has the advantage.

The hybrid Golf's aptitude at transitioning between electricity and petrol almost makes you reluctant to engage its sportier mode, but press the «GTE» button alongside the gearlever and the car uses both of its motors to increase performance rather than improve efficiency.

[40] In countries such as Italy, with high taxes on cars with more than a 2.0 L engine capacity, special petrol models with a 2000cc engine capacity were offered.

The Auris has low claimed CO2 emissions, too, and this means it stacks up well as a company car — the Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) bracket is lower than for the petrol or diesel model and compares well against rival hatchbacks and small estates.

All petrol cars (except the flagship GTi) emit less than 105g / km of CO2, so tax is low.

We do know that the car maker's straight - line 3.0 - litre six - cylinder petrol unit will replace the V6, while a plug - in hybrid is also under development which will offer an all - electric range of «more than 50 km» (31 miles), according to Fetzer.

No problems to date, no real grumbles, other than possibly small ones with the firm suspension, and the petrol consumption, which admittedly can be improved if the car is driven with less enthusiasm and interest in its maximum performance.

Apart from the T5 and T6 variants of the Volvo S60, no other car in the segment has more power than the Jaguar XE petrol.

It's worth bearing in mind that the quicker, smoother 1.4 EcoTSI 150 petrol offers cheaper company car tax than the 1.6 TDI, although it won't match the diesel's average fuel economy.

The best news is that the E-Hybrid's acceleration is immediate when you put your foot down and nothing suggests you're behind the wheel of anything other than a seriously powerful petrol car.

The Alfa Romeo Giulietta has been around a while now, but it's still a better car than you think, especially when you opt for a petrol Giulietta.

Expected to be one of the most frugal SUVs on the market when it arrives here in late 2014, the new BMW X5 eDrive plug - in hybrid vehicle could use less petrol than the Toyota Prius, with the near - production concept car unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show in September sucking down juice at a rate of just 3.8 L / 100 km.

Where the torquey diesel motor has more than enough go, the efficient 1.4 - litre petrol feels more than adequate and works well as a chauffeur driven car.

It can't quite match the petrol cars for sheer exhilaration, but can still cross the countryside more rapidly than a diesel has any right to.

No power figures have been revealed but it is expected to be lighter, more powerful and more efficient than the present 1.8 petrol which is also found in the Indian - spec car.

Thanks to the 80 kg weight advantage, the petrol Nexon feels distinctly better than the diesel engine car as far as handling is concerned.

Mercedes - Benz receives 65 % demand for diesel cars in its portfolio but with the C - Class they receive more response for the petrol than the diesel.

Offering more load space than the old car, at 1354 litres with the seats down, the new Shooting Brake will come to market with two diesel engine options and four petrols.

Verdict — The Hyundai Creta petrol automatic is priced almost Rs. 2 lakhs cheaper than the equivalent diesel trim which makes it a good buy if your running is less and you don't mind a petrol car.

precisely a brand that do nt however use diesal very much because they know how to make a proper petrol engine rather than a tractor engine because they know as well as many others that petrol is the way forward for a decent car sports or premium for instance ferrari f12 tdf naturally aspriated v12 petrol

The petrol be less refined than the standard c class which is a pretty refined car?

True, the latter qualifies for even more tax breaks, but the GTE is still a much cheaper company car than any regular petrol or diesel - powered Golf courtesy of its tiny (official) CO2 output of as little as 38g / km.

Or it could be the 2.0 - litre turbo - petrol is known and respected as a good performer in multiple other Ford models including the Falcon — which the Mondeo will effectively replace as the Blue Oval's large car offering once the Broadmeadows assembly line clanks to a halt no later than October 2016.

Petrol cars benefit from the introduction of the all - new lightweight, 240PS 2.0 - litre Si4 engine, which weighs around 40 kg * less than Land Rover's i6 engine with a similar power output.

It's cheaper on fuel and company car tax, and more flexible and beefy than the petrol version.

Mercedes - Benz reckons a full refill could take about three minutes, just slightly longer than than the time taken to fill up a petrol or diesel car.

For now, Mahindra says its all - petrol 2018 XUV500 line - up covers 70 per cent of the seven - seat SUV market and that the XUV doesn't pretend to be anything other than a car for families on a budget.

Your petrol or diesel car is eligible to take part in this scheme if it was registered before 31st December 2009 and you have been the registered keeper for more than 90 days.

Irrespective of all the technology on this car, there are two principal reasons that people will fork out another $ 1,000 more for the hybrid than for the top - of - the - range petrol - engine 2007 Camry: its fuel economy and its relatively low environmental impact.

More importantly, Ford claims Focus ST owners can gain up to 90lb - ft (122Nm) more peak torque — blessing the standard 184kW / 340Nm 2.0 - litre turbo - petrol engine with more than 200kW of power and 460Nm of torque — without voiding the car's factory warranty.

The cars are now more efficient than ever, as the new V8 biturbo finds rooms under the bonnet of the S 560 Coupé and S 560 Cabriolet, as the world's most economical V8 petrol engines.

And diesel engine variants are important on the portfolio of every carmaker wanting to make it big in the Indian market as Indian buyers buy more diesel cars than petrol.

Toyota has committed to a new petrol engine in the Corolla that will «offer substantially more power and torque than the current car while requiring even less fuel».

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