The EPA says it also tested other Mercedes models and did not find any other inaccuracies
with fuel economy ratings.
Factoring in the need for every editor to occasionally wind up Stuttgart's newest music box, the staff did quite well, consistently returning to the parking deck
with a fuel economy rating of about 23 mpg (10.2 L / 100 km).
With fuel economy ratings of up to 28 city / 41 highway mpg +, you'll have lots to brag about.
The Toyota Avalon Hybrid gets even better fuel efficiency
with a fuel economy rating of 40 mpg combined!
That's already higher than expected and
with a fuel economy rating of up to 29 mpg, it's understandable why the powertrain is in demand.
Maximize your road time
with a fuel economy rating of 7.9 L / 100 km (36 imp mpg) highway and 10.7 L / 100 km (26 imp mpg) city.
In comparison, the Toyota Prius Three, the most popular 2011 model
with fuel economy rated at 50 miles per gallon in combined city / highway driving, starts at $ 24,520 and includes satellite radio.
And surprise, they are a few hundred dollars more
with fuel economy ratings of 15 city / 21 highway / 17 combined for 2 - WD and 4 - WD models.
«With a standard nine - speed automatic transmission, a choice of two powertrains
with fuel economy ratings of up to 36 miles per gallon (mpg) highway, an available state - of - the art all - wheel drive system, and an interior that will wow drivers and passengers alike, the new Chrysler 200 is raising the bar for what customers should expect from a mid-size sedan.»
The 2.0 T is also good on gas
with fuel economy ratings of 21 City and 32 Highway.
It is efficient, too,
with fuel economy ratings of 31/40/34 MPG City / Highway / Combined for the LX, EX and EX-L trims with CVT.
In comparison, the Toyota Prius III, the most popular 2010 model
with fuel economy rated at 50 miles per gallon in combined city / highway driving, starts at $ 23,800 and includes satellite radio and Bluetooth.
With a fuel economy rate up to 42 miles per gallon, you can count on the Mirage G4.
The Elantra proves the Atkinson cycle's efficiency, however,
with fuel economy ratings of 28 mpg city and 37 mph highway.
A hybrid version will also be available, sharing the same parts as the Honda Accord Hybrid and
with a fuel economy rating of around 45 mpg.
Not exact matches
With the domestic economy too weak to maintain China's high growth rates, and with exports to the West hurting, the Communist Party in Beijing and its regional offshoots have come to rely heavily on cheap exports and debt - fuelled investment to sustain China's fragile fortu
With the domestic
economy too weak to maintain China's high growth
rates, and
with exports to the West hurting, the Communist Party in Beijing and its regional offshoots have come to rely heavily on cheap exports and debt - fuelled investment to sustain China's fragile fortu
with exports to the West hurting, the Communist Party in Beijing and its regional offshoots have come to rely heavily on cheap exports and debt -
fuelled investment to sustain China's fragile fortunes.
Monday's settlement
with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice and the California Air Resources Board resolves an investigation of the South Korean carmakers» 2012 overstatement of
fuel economy ratings.
Meanwhile,
with a series of supportive economic factors at play «we expect the country's real estate market to continue the strong showing it posted in the second half of 2013,» Soper said, noting among other things favourable interest
rates and an improving U.S.
economy fuelling demand for Canadian exports.
Japan flooded its
economy with credit, lowering interest
rates and
fueling the world's largest real estate bubble of the 1980s.
Even the ’12 Buick LaCrosse
with eAssist, a mild hybrid that trumps many rivals in
fuel economy, becomes less compelling,
rated at 25/37 mpg (9.4 - 6.3 L / 100 km).
With its 380 hp and 460 lb - ft of torque, this twin - turbocharged engine is a big step up from the old 310 - hp, 5.4 - liter V - 8 in terms of both
fuel economy and power, and provides for the same maximum tow
rating of 9000 lbs as the old powertrain.
Volkswagen estimates that the 2015 Volkswagen Golf R destined for U.S. showrooms is capable of 290 hp and 280 lb - ft of torque, representing a 34 - hp bump over the last Volkswagen Golf R.
Fuel economy is also improved by 4 mpg despite the added stable of horses,
with an estimated 31 mpg
rating on the highway.
As the table below shows, the new
fuel economy ratings bring the 2014 Volkswagen Passat up to par
with the rest of the midsize sedan segment.
The additional gears, coupled
with a slightly lower axle ratio, improve
fuel economy from the ’14 C7 six - speed automatic's 16/28 mpg by 1 mpg highway, to an EPA -
rated 16/29 mpg.
Both powertrains have been revised for greater efficiency,
with estimated
fuel economy ratings of 25/33 mpg (city / highway) for the 2.5 - liter version and 19/27 mpg for the 3.6 - liter version.
Powertrain choices remain the same — a 2.5 - liter four - cylinder or a 3.5 - liter V - 6
with a six - speed automatic, and a 2.5 - liter Hybrid Synergy Drive system
with a CVT — but we wouldn't be surprised to see a slight
fuel economy bump over the current Camry's 25/35 mpg (city / highway)
ratings with the four - cylinder and 21/31 mpg
ratings with the V - 6.
Effectively, this meant raising the penalty
rate from $ 5.50 to $ 14 — NHTSA's practice is to then match this
rate up
with each 0.1 mpg an automaker goes over the
fuel economy limit, and then multiply that by the number of vehicles an automaker sells for that model year.
Fuel economy with the smaller engine is appreciably better,
with an EPA city / highway
rating of 20/27 mpg, compared
with 18/23 mpg for our Four Seasons example.
With a combined
economy rating of 28 mpg for the manual and 30 mpg for the automatic, Subaru says the automatic Impreza is the most
fuel - efficient all - wheel - drive car you can buy in the U.S. And that newfound thrift carries benefits into other areas, too — for instance, a smaller gas tank allows a flat load floor in the five - door, which is one of the ways that Subaru increased interior volume while maintaining the same footprint as the 2011 model.
Mazda's compact car doesn't need any fancy extras to achieve impressive mpg numbers; in fact, the base model of the Mazda 3 sedan achieves the highest
fuel economy numbers of any 3 configuration
with its 41 - mpg highway
rating.
The
fuel economy champ, however, is the Civic Hybrid,
with a
rating of 44/47/45 mpg from its gasoline - electric powertrain.
For only $ 375 more than the Honda Insight, the Toyota Prius C offers the highest city
fuel economy of any hybrid in America,
with its 53/46/50 mpg city / highway / combined
rating.
Together
with a slight improvement in drag (its coefficient drops one hundredth to 0.30; the Camry's is 0.28) and a slight reduction in weight — as much as 78 pounds, depending on trim — the new 2013 Altima posts big gains in EPA
fuel economy: the city
rating jumps from 23 mpg to 27 mpg, and highway mileage goes from 32 mpg to a top - of - the - class 38 mpg.
Cylinder deactivation and engine start / stop technologies help bring EPA combined
fuel economy ratings up to 24 mpg for both sedans (22 mpg
with all - wheel drive), an improvement of 2 mpg in rear - wheel - drive models and 1 mpg in all - wheel - drive models.
The 2014 Porsche Cayenne Platinum Edition is also available in diesel guise,
with a 3.0 - liter turbodiesel V - 6 engine good for 240 hp and EPA
fuel -
economy ratings of 20/29 mpg (city / highway).
With gasoline prices low nationally, maybe
fuel economy isn't the most important factor in the grand scheme of McLaren ownership, but here it is: The 570S is EPA -
rated 16/23/19 mpg city / highway / combined — better than the Audi R8's 14/22/17 mpg and the Viper's 12/19/14 mpg.
The EcoDiesel is not only
rated higher than the 2014 Ford F - 150's 3.7 - liter V - 6 in terms of
fuel economy, but also its closest competitor in terms of displacement and power: an F - 150 equipped
with the optional 3.5 - liter, twin - turbocharged EcoBoost V - 6.
Along
with the old - school ride and handling come some old - school
fuel economy numbers: The GX 460 is EPA -
rated 15/20/17 mpg city / highway / combined.
The latest member of Ford's EcoBoost turbocharged direct - injected gasoline engine family is found now in the Fiesta subcompact
with a base price of $ 16,050 and a highway
fuel -
economy rating of 45 mpg (5.2 L / 100 km)
with a 5 - speed manual transmission.
With this all - new and highly efficient engine, transmission, and ECO + functionality, the 2016 Volvo S80 offers a trio of benefits including increased
fuel economy, reduced emissions, impressive safety
ratings, and fun - to - drive performance — all in a luxurious Volvo sedan.
BMW doesn't have any
fuel economy estimates for the ActiveHybrid 5, although a 2011 535i is
rated at 20/30 mpg (city / highway)
with the eight - speed automatic transmission.
The crossover still manages to improve upon its previous
fuel economy figures, although the increase is fairly small: the all - wheel - drive model sees the most significant increase
with a combined
rating of 22 mpg, up from 19 mpg.
EPA
fuel economy ratings for the Veloster Turbo are 26/33 mpg
with the six - speed manual and 28/34 mpg
with the automatic.
The new mill, which Mazda tuned for real - world
fuel economy and useful low - end torque below 3,000 rpm, is EPA -
rated at the top of its class
with 22/28/25 mpg city / highway / combined.
Part of the Forester's issue
with fuel economy is that —
with either engine — Subaru's automatic transmission is only a four - speed, which drags down highway
ratings in particular, and makes for abrupt - feeling downshifts, due to the wide spacing between gears.
With the available stop - start,
fuel economy is
rated at 20/27 mpg.
EPA
fuel -
economy ratings for the 2016 Volkswagen Passat also rise by 2 mpg on the highway and 1 mpg in the city,
with total
ratings of 25/38/29 mpg city / highway / combined.
It's
rated at 138 hp and 148 lb - ft of torque in all applications, and achieves the same
fuel economy here as in the Sonic LTZ: 29/40 mpg city / highway
with the six - speed manual or 27/31 mpg
with the six - speed automatic.
Late last year, we learned the 2018 Jeep Wrangler JL's
fuel economy ratings with the V - 6, but we didn't have official mpgs for the new turbocharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder until now.
Although the EPA doesn't require vehicles
with a gross vehicle weight
rating (GVWR) over 8500 pounds to include
fuel economy numbers (yet), Ford is saying the new gas engine will give Super Duty owners at least 15 - percent better
fuel economy than the 5.4 L Triton.