Not exact matches
Gasoline prices up: Americans are expected to spend an average of $ 400 per household more
on fuel this year
than in 2016, as the rebound in crude prices is reflected in the cost of
petrol at the pump.
What did the revolts brought to the people in those countries any thing other
than continuos unending revolts and demonstrations scarcity of essential commodities and products adding to the sky high prices... While other essential needs such as electricity power supply, water, gas, diesel,
petrol are being used as a pressure tool by the opposition or the ruling party to keep people mad
on the streets rather
than going home seeing to their daily living making and minding their own businesses... but what business will continue with such chaos and disorder...?
In its product pricing template released
on Sunday, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, stated that the N83 per litre price applies only to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), meaning that other
petrol stations and dealers can sell higher
than the stipulated amount.
Despite being a leader in the digital world, and mobile payments available
on everything from
petrol, to parking and café transactions, UK consumers have been slower
than expected in using smartphone apps to pay for purchases.
However,
on average a diesel engine tends to be between 30 % to 40 % more eficient in fuel consumption
than its equivelant engine size
petrol counterpart, therefore, per km the diesel engine will emit less.
It is not expensive, you can find great sources
on ebay, and even if it was expensive, I'd rather spend whatever is necessary to keep the functionality of my Body Temple highly efficient with the best fuel I can give it,
than to spend it
on, let's say
petrol at the gas station, or the electricity to power the utilities in my house.
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
petrol.
As the box office charts reveal, spring can be a harsh season for the discerning filmgoer — with the industry shifting its focus from prestige product before February's Oscar winners can even shake off their hangovers, we have to dig deeper
than usual for fare with more
on its mind
than monsters, aliens and
petrol.
While the range - topping A250 is livelier
than the A200
petrol, it doesn't feel as eager as a VW Golf GTI — despite trumping it for punch
on paper.
The BMW, meanwhile, may be all out of puff at 4800rpm and have half the Mazda's usable rev - range, but there's no frustration here — the twin - turbo diesel is quicker
on the uptake
than the
petrol Volvo and for in - gear muscle has the measure of all its rivals.
> MPG and running costs - The diesel and 1.2
petrol are both frugal, if more so
on paper
than they'll do
on the road.
For the # 16,430 SEAT it's a diesel's high thermal efficiency, allowing an official 61.4 «combined» mpg and 123g / km (diesel produces more CO2 per volume unit burnt
than petrol does), while for the # 20,660 Volkswagen it's the use of forced induction
on a downsized engine resulting in official figures of 42.8 mpg and 154g / km.
Other engines
on offer include two
petrols — a 99bhp 1.4 - litre and 118bhp 1.6 - litre — as well as a 108bhp tune of this 1.6 diesel and a very meagre sounding 89bhp 1.4 CRDi, which majors only
on list price with worse fuel economy
than the 1.6 and a yawning 13.5 sec 0 - 62 time; unlikely to be called upon in Top Trumps, but it will translate into overtaking frustration in the real world.
From then
on there were the also the 0.9, 1.0, 1.2 lt turbo engines by most carmakers but since the emissions tests are now going to be based
on real life conditions and not lab conditions, even those displacements apart from the diesel ones will prove to pollute more
than what is claimed and as such, especially in the non-turbo small
petrol engines the only way to meet the emissions is to upsize in order also to maintain and improve performance.
Poised to be the most dynamic Bentayga yet, the V8
petrol still tips the scales at 2395 kg, 45 kg and 116 kg less
than the W12 and diesel versions respectively, so don't expect much in the way of Cayenne - rivalling handling capability
on account of its considerable mass.
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.
A G350d will follow at a later date, but the G500
petrol also available to us
on the launch (quieter, less dramatic to drive and considerably less brash to behold
than the AMG) will not be coming to the UK.
The diesel vRS is slower
than the
petrol versions, but it's hardly the sort of car you'd leave
on the bench.
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.
It's easier to drive smoothly
than the
petrol, but its low rev limit at 5500rpm means gearchanges have to be more frequent when pushing
on.
All diesel engines will have a fuel filter (usually much finer
than a filter
on a
petrol engine), and a water trap.
[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.
Priced from $ 42,990 (plus
on - road costs) for the entry level ST two - wheel - drive, the Pathfinder hybrid is $ 3k more
than the current base model V6
petrol.
Producing less power (275kW) but more torque (700Nm), the German SUV offers even more fantastical efficiency claims (1.7 L / 100 km, 46g / km of C02), but should have the edge in the real world
on account of its choice of a 3.0 - litre diesel V6 rather
than a small
petrol engine.
Fuel economy has been slightly improved
on the turbo - diesel (down 0.4 to 7.7 L / 100 km for the auto) but the
petrol engine is 0.3 L / 100 km thirstier
than its predecessor at 9.4.
It's a different story for the
petrol version; this emits more
than the Q5 but is still pretty reasonable given the performance
on offer.
The JCW builds
on the MINI brand's famous «go - kart» handling with stiffer and lower suspension
than other models and a more powerful version of the 2.0 - litre turbocharged
petrol engine of the Cooper S.
On the fuel efficiency front, the Tata Nexon delivers 21.5 kpl for the diesel variant and 17kpl for the
petrol, which means it is thirstier
than its rivals.
Ok, may have gone overboard
on that one but you can have it with a 1.6 turbocharged
petrol that's good for 155 horsepower which should be more
than enough fun, especially with the 6 speed manual.
All of the engines are mated to a five - speed manual gearbox and feature outstandingly low CO2 emissions, of less
than 160 g / km
on the
petrol versions and less
than 120 g / km
on the Diesel models.
The 118bhp 1.6 - litre diesel model sounds a bit agricultural
on anything more
than half throttle, but a broad spread of torque means you always have power
on tap, while the similarly 118bhp 1.6 - litre
petrol engine sounds sporty and loves to be revved.
The
petrol engine delivers 165kW / 350Nm — more
than adequate
on paper, but better
than those numbers might suggest when pressed into the real world.
Agera R in essence a special edition Agera, which runs
on biofuel, rather
than petrol.
On paper it doesn't look much cop (0 - 62mph takes 12.5 seconds with a 115mph top speed), but in reality it's torquier and punchier
than the four - cylinder
petrol engines in the Focus range.
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.
If the concept version of the X5 eDrive plug - in hybrid is any guide, the economical SUV will be able to drive
on pure electricity for up to 30 km before the turbo -
petrol engine kicks in, and at speeds of more
than 100km / h.
With underpinning based
on those that underpin the latest Audi Q7 and a W12 powertrain at launch, with V8
petrol and diesel to come as well as a hybrid, the Bentayga is stacking up to be more
than a little interesting.
Though the equitable showroom tag of the Diesel may not hint at it, our experience with the Panamera and Cayenne ranges does suggest that those Macan buyers stand to pay quite a large price
on performance for the sake of that fleet - friendly engine — with the
petrol versions of the larger front - engined Porsches tending to be considerably more sporting
than their diesel siblings.
So whether you buy the diesel or the
petrol engine should boil down to the economies of your usage rather
than any endearing characteristics of either of the engines
on offer.
It's almost $ 6000 more expensive
than its predecessor (from $ 140,500 plus
on - road costs) and carries - over the 5.7 - litre
petrol V8, though mated to an eight - speed automatic offering two more gears and around 0.5 L / 100 km better economy.
There's one
petrol engine; an 89bhp 0.9 - litre that emits 139g / km, but its 13.1 - second 0 - 62mph time means it's more at home in town
than on the open road.
The good news is that, at $ 134,500 plus
on - road costs, it's $ 8660 cheaper
than the
petrol V8 - powered LX 570, which continues
on sale at $ 143,160 plus ORCs.
More powerful
petrol engine:
On paper, the Freestyle's
petrol engine is more powerful
than the Amaze's: Its frugal 1.2 - litre
petrol engine pumps out 6PS and 10Nm more
than the Amaze's
petrol unit.
Visually there isn't any difference between the
petrol and the diesel variant, so you get the same outlandish exterior and design elements that are usually seen
on prototypes rather
than a production - ready vehicle.
The two
petrol engines will be of interest to private owners who cover fewer
than 12,000 miles or so a year, although even these are impressively thrifty for the power
on tap.
Even
on paper, the 11.8 - second 0 - 62mph «dash» is slower
than that of a Citroen C3 Aircross equipped with a less powerful 108bhp three - cylinder
petrol.
Based
on the MQB platform, the new Passat is 85 kg lighter
than its predecessor, and is powered by frugal four - cylinder
petrol and diesel engines.
The thirsty 237bhp SI4 turbocharged
petrol returns 36.2 mpg and emits 199g / km of CO2, which means it should probably be avoided in most cases — it will probably be even worse
on fuel
than the figures suggest too.
For
petrol - heads there is no better driving experience
than ripping down the road in the E 63 S, exhaust snapping and crackling, clamping those big discs hard, wheeling into a corner feeling that front - end bite and then stomping
on the throttle and having the rear hook - up and shove you forward.
Volkswagen says the options take - up rate
on base Polos was previously less
than five per cent, with a similar number of buyers opting for diesel power, which the new downsized turbo -
petrol engine all but emulates in terms of torque and efficiency.