Fuel Economy
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The track-focused Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport chugs gas to the tune of 8 mpg city, 13 highway, 10 combined.
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2020 Toyota Supra inline-6 fuel economy estimates nearly as thrifty as BMW Z4 turbo-4
Fuel economy estimates are out for the 2020 Toyota Supra, and even with two additional cylinders, it rivals its turbo-4-powered BMW Z4 cousin. The EPA estimates the new Supra will return 24 mpg city, 31 highway, and 26 combined. That's with the BMW-sourced 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-6 engine...
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What uses less gas: coasting or engine braking?
Getting the most of your vehicle, with regards to fuel economy, is to play a game of efficiency. You have to find the most efficient manner of driving in a given situation. That leads some to put a vehicle in neutral and team up with gravity for a bit of downhill acceleration. Modern cars, however...
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2018 Ford Mustang gas mileage revealed
Gas mileage doesn’t rank too highly on the list of priorities for the average performance car buyer, but that doesn’t mean automakers have carte blanche when it comes to efficiency. Case in point is the updated 2018 Ford Mustang whose engineers have strived to ensure the car is more...
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2018 Ford F-150 boasts best-in-class towing rating, improved fuel economy
The Ford F-Series has been the best-selling vehicle line in the United States for decades, and Ford isn't ready to give that crown up anytime soon. Instead, it has doubled down on technology to boast best-in-class towing and payload ratings, and fuel-economy figures for the 2018 Ford F-150. The...
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DeltaWing Says Its Road Car Can Achieve 74 MPG Highway Without Electrification
It was at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show that we first saw the radically-designed DeltaWing concept, which was unveiled by chief designer Ben Bowlby as a potential replacement for the chassis used in IndyCar. Promising incredible fuel economy, the DeltaWing racer found a natural home in endurance...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
The Local Motors LITECAR Challenge seeks radical new ways to reduce vehicle weight.
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Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Earns 22-MPG Highway Rating From EPA
The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat has received an EPA fuel economy rating of 13 miles per gallon in the city and a fairly impressive 22 miles per gallon on the highway. That city figure isn't shocking, but getting over 20 on the highway is pretty solid. MUST SEE: Car Crashes Into Bedroom Of 71-Year-Old...
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Chrysler To Add Turbocharging And Direct Fuel Injection To Pentastar V-6
In a bid to catch up with rivals, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] will finally update its Pentastar V-6 with some power boosting technologies such as turbocharging, direct fuel injection and improved variable valve timing. The benefit is that the upgrades should also see fuel economy improve...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06: First Fuel Economy Figures Released
The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 gets an EPA-rated 16 mpg combined with the automatic transmission.
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2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Scores 22 MPG Highway
If you’re bruising around town in a 707-horsepower Hellcat, the only time gas mileage crosses your mind is when you wonder how many freeway runs you want to make tonight. MUST SEE: BJ Baldwin Runs Rampant Over Ensenada In Recoil 2: Video That’s fortunate, as the Hellcat is no green...
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2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Gas Mileage Revealed
Leaked window stickers reveal 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost and V-6 fuel-economy ratings.
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Just as it did in the 1980s, Buick is using turbocharging to make the Regal better.
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Coming Regulations May Downsize Tire Width, Too
Automakers are doing all they can to make cars lighter and more fuel efficient, as regulations for average fuel economy and permissible emissions grow ever tighter in Europe and the United States. While automakers have downsized engines in the name of fuel economy and have trimmed weight wherever...
Kurt Ernst -
Coming Soon To A Car Near You: Plastic Windows
If you wear glasses to correct your vision, chances are good you already know the benefits of polycarbonate lenses over glass ones. Not only are polycarbonate lenses significantly lighter, they’re also much more impact-resistant than glass. Polycarbonate windows have been used in racing cars...
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Audi Publishes Pricing And Fuel Economy Data For the 2014 A8 L TDI
Audi debuted the turbodiesel version of its flagship A8 sedan at last year’s Los Angeles Auto Show. At the time, we were told that pricing and fuel economy details were pending, and now the four-ring brand has published the data ahead of the car’s launch. The diesel-powered luxury sedan...
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To Boost Fuel Economy, GM Turns To Tire Technology
When it comes to increasing fuel economy, the obvious steps are decreasing engine size (and, often, performance), shaving pounds, refining aerodynamics and possibly implementing hybrid technology. Significant gains, however, can also be found in other areas. Tire design can contribute up to...
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In Five Years, 25 Percent Of Cars Sold In The U.S. Will Be Turbocharged
Last year, Americans purchased some 12.8 million new vehicles. Of that number, 1.3 million vehicles, or roughly 10 percent, came with turbocharged engines. In just five years, however, turbo supplier Honeywell expects that total to climb to four million turbocharged vehicles, representing...
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As automakers look to meet ever more-restrictive emission standards and ever-increasing fuel economy goals, automatic start stop systems, which shut down an engine after a few seconds of idle and then instantly restart it, will become more and more commonplace. As with any new technology, start stop systems have both fans (who praise the added fuel savings) and detractors (who can’t embrace the idea of sitting in a dead car at a traffic light). BMW includes the start stop system in its latest 3-Series and M3 models, but drivers have the choice of turning the system off when the car is...
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Official 2013 VW Beetle Convertible Fuel Economy Numbers Published
If you’re counting down the days until you can take delivery of your very own 2013 Beetle Convertible, there’s some good news to report on its official fuel economy. According to the EPA (via Motor Trend), the 200-horsepower Volkswagen Beetle Turbo Convertible will deliver 21 mpg city...
Kurt Ernst -
2013 Ford Focus ST Fuel Economy Numbers Published
The EPA has certified the 2013 Ford Focus ST at 32 mpg highway, 23 mpg city and 26 mpg combined.
Kurt Ernst -
EPA Sees No Fuel Economy Gains From The 2013 Audi A8 3.0T
Small is the new big, at least according to automakers who are scrambling to downsize engines to meet upcoming fuel economy and emission standards. No automaker is immune, and even luxury marques like BMW and Audi have jumped on the smaller-is-better bandwagon. Forced induction is the key to making...
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Ford And Dow Team To Develop Low Cost Carbon Fiber
Shaving pounds off of new vehicles is essential to meeting upcoming fuel economy standards, and the best way to reduce weight without compromising strength is via the use of advanced materials. Carbon fiber, for example, is both light and incredibly strong; the downside to carbon fiber is that...
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2013 BMW X3 xDrive28i Offers Class-Leading Fuel Economy
The 2013 BMW X3 xDrive28i returns better fuel economy than any other non-hybrid luxury crossover.
Kurt Ernst