Being a relatively lightweight car with pretty efficient engines should make the MX - 5 cheap to run; during our real -
world fuel economy test, the range - topping 2.0 - litre unit returned an incredible 47.9 mpg (up 7mpg on Mazda's official claimed figure).
With all that out of our system, it came time for serious business: A real -
world fuel economy test to see just how daintily the turbo - four sips its premium unleaded.
Not exact matches
I drove one from Ann Arbor, Mich., to Indianapolis to attend the National Truck Equipment Association's Work Truck Show, figuring this would be a good opportunity to
test its real -
world fuel economy.
The current
fuel consumption and emissions
test that car makers self - certify against — the NEDC (New European Driving Cycle)-- was designed in the 1980s and does not reflect
fuel economy figures and emissions in real -
world use.
Details of the autumn upgrade are understood to include a new 2.0 - litre diesel engine, codenamed Panther, which will be EU6d - compliant for the new WLTP driving cycle, with its real -
world emissions and
fuel economy testing, plus a new interior and tweaks to the exterior styling.
Both are
world - class times, but that's not the key here — the i8 delivered a
test average
fuel economy of 7.4 litres per 100 kilometres.
Few drivers can achieve their car's «official»
fuel economy figures from the NEDC
tests, so the WLTP has been established as a replacement protocol, and one that can be implemented around the
world.
Just like hybrids, pure diesel and petrol models won't necessarily achieve their quoted figures as the existing
fuel economy testing procedure doesn't do a great job of replicating real
world driving.
The claimed
fuel economy is 22.5 kmpl, which is expected to be close to real -
world numbers as it has been
tested according to the new ARAI regulations.
2.0 - liter turbocharged diesel inline - 4 180 horsepower @ 4,000 rpm 318 lb - ft of torque @ 1,750 - 2,500 rpm EPA city / highway
fuel economy: 31/42 mpg (RWD), 30/40 mpg (AWD) 3.0 - liter supercharged V6 340 horsepower @ 6,500 rpm 332 lb - ft of torque @ 4,500 rpm EPA city / highway
fuel economy: 20/29 mpg (RWD), 20/28 mpg (AWD) 3.0 - liter supercharged V6 380 horsepower @ 6,500 rpm 332 lb - ft of torque @ 4,500 rpm EPA city / highway
fuel economy: 20/29 mpg (RWD), 20/28 mpg (AWD) Note: Due to changes in EPA
testing to more effectively reflect real -
world conditions, some 2017 models show slightly lower
fuel -
economy scores than their 2016 versions.
Worse still, real -
world fuel economy is very disappointing: our True MPG
tests on the S car revealed an average of just 28.4 mpg — that's less than you'll get from a supercharged V6 Jaguar F - Type Coupé.
And we've driven and
tested the entirety of the mid-size-truck segment, filled each one with our volume - measuring ping - pong balls and carry - on cases, evaluated the trucks» real -
world fuel economy, towed with them, and even taken them tailgating.
The Ridgeline's smooth and gutsy 3.5 - liter V - 6 makes quick work of highway passing, plus it sips
fuel at a surprisingly low rate, returning an impressive 28 mpg on our 75 - mph real -
world highway
fuel -
economy test — matching that of the GMC's diesel engine but while burning cheaper and less energy - dense
fuel.
Fuel economy exceeds 27 km / L (3.7 L / 100 km, 63.5 mpg US) WMTC (
World Motorcycle
Test Cycle) mode by Honda's calculation and achieves an approximate 40 % improvement over other sports models in its class.
Output and
fuel economy ratings are little changed from the old Elantra's 1.8 - liter engine, but when we
tested the new 2.0 - liter engine we found there aren't many real -
world differences.
The
fuel economy estimates are calculated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, using the government's new 2008
testing procedure that was revised to better reflect real -
world mileage.
[30][31][32] After running both vehicles through Consumer Reports real -
world tests, the magazine found that C - Max hybrid achieved a combined
fuel economy average of 37 mpg ‑ US (6.4 L / 100 km; 44 mpg ‑ imp), with 35 mpg ‑ US (6.7 L / 100 km; 42 mpg ‑ imp) and 38 mpg ‑ US (6.2 L / 100 km; 46 mpg ‑ imp) for city and highway.
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The EPA
tests always put manual at a lower rating, yet in the real
world, somehow they end up returning better
fuel economy, but that is not a story you read much about.
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Via Planet Ark: «Daimler - Chrysler said it would produce a «
test - fleet» of up to 20 plug - in hybrid versions of its 2007 Dodge Sprinter in order to evaluate the performance of the electric vehicles in real -
world driving conditions... DaimlerChrysler said it would combine the rechargeable battery on the Dodge Sprinter with a diesel engine for a bigger gain in
fuel economy, saying that would be the first real -
world test of that technology.»
Fuel economy on the Japanese test cycle is 19.0 km / L (44.7 mpg US, 5.3 L / 100 km), which is comparable to a very fuel efficient compact car (remember that the Japanese test - cycle results in higher MPG numbers than the EPA methodology, so real - world results probably won't be in the mid-4
Fuel economy on the Japanese
test cycle is 19.0 km / L (44.7 mpg US, 5.3 L / 100 km), which is comparable to a very
fuel efficient compact car (remember that the Japanese test - cycle results in higher MPG numbers than the EPA methodology, so real - world results probably won't be in the mid-4
fuel efficient compact car (remember that the Japanese
test - cycle results in higher MPG numbers than the EPA methodology, so real -
world results probably won't be in the mid-40s).