Fuel Economy
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The EPA has published fuel economy data for both the 2013 Subaru BRZ and the 2013 Scion FR-S.
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Ford's New Police Interceptors Maximize Economy And Performance
Ford's newest police vehicles use up to 35-percent less fuel at idle, while delivering improved performance.
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$1 Billion Prize Proposed For 100 MPG Car
California Representative Dan Lungren has proposed a $1 billion prize for the first U.S. automaker to build a successfully launch a car delivering 100 miles per gallon of gasoline.
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Despite Previous Doubts, Mazda Bringing Diesels To The U.S.
Mazda believes that offering a range of diesel products in the U.S. will boost sales and differentiate it from the competition.
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New Fuel Economy Measures Likely To Mean More Expensive Cars
The fuel economy changes proposed by the EPA and NHTSA have been published. While they come with benefits, they'll also increase the price of new cars, starting almost immediately.
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2012 Kia Rio: Stop/Start For One Of America's Cheapest Cars
Stop-start technology is an easy way of improving a car's fuel economy by a few MPG and lowering emissions - especially if you regularly commute in heavy traffic. However, its use is contentious for many carmakers as the U.S. EPA official fuel economy figures are completely unaffected, even if...
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A German exhaust component manufacturer is working on systems to produce electricity from waste heat. Their concepts may one day replace the alternator in cars of the future.
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Volkswagen First To Launch Cylinder Shut-Off In A Four-Cylinder Engine
Volkswagen will soon become the first major manufacturer to launch cylinder deactivation in a four-cylinder production engine.
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Volkswagen Debuts Cylinder Shut-Off Tech In 4-Cyl Engines
Cylinder deactivation has been with us for several years in big V8 engines. Both GM and Chrysler have used it and Audi now offers it on its S range. Rather firing on all cylinders during steady freeway driving, the units use cylinder deactivation to save fuel when the power demand is low, shutting...
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2012 BMW 1-Series: Larger, More EfficientDynamics Technology
You can make your own mind up about the styling of the upcoming 2012 BMW 1-Series hatchback, but one thing is for certain: with larger dimensions and more efficiency, the appeal of BMW's smallest model will be broader than ever. Most exciting for tech fans will be the EfficientDynamics and...
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Ford Announces 1.0-Liter EcoBoost Engine
Ford’s 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 proved one point to truck and sedan buyers; thanks to technology like gasoline direct injection and twin-turbocharging, it was indeed possible to squeeze V-8 power and drivability out of a V-6. Their 2.0-liter EcoBoost four looks to prove that V-6 power is...
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2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster Confirmed Via EPA
It’s fairly safe to say that an open-top ‘Roadster’ version of the recently revealed Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 supercar was always going to be launched, but now we have some details of when the car is to be released. Thanks to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its...
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If you're one of our U.S. readers, you're probably (well, hopefully) preparing for a three-day weekend. And although gas prices are sky high, chances are good that many of you are planning road trips over the Memorial Day holiday. If you're in that number, we'd like to suggest a few apps that'll make your mini-vacation more enjoyable. Of course, there are the obvious choices -- the ones we've covered before like Pandora (for music), Aha (for news and more), Waze (for traffic), and Roadside America (for those wacky side-trips). There's also the Road Ahead app, which keeps tabs on nearby...
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Dirty Fuels In U.S. Hampering Next-Generation Engines, Says Mercedes-Benz
According to Mercedes-Benz, America’s dirty fuels, namely its high sulfur content in gasoline, is the main reason why we won’t be seeing a new generation of ‘lean-burn’ engine technology anytime soon. Already on sale in Europe, these lean-burn engines run at a much leaner...
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Subaru Going For Bigger Cars, Better Economy?
If it ain't broke, don't fix it is apparently not a mantra at Subaru these days. Their sales machine certainly isn't broken--the U.S. arm has produced month on month of sales rises and records while the industry as a whole has been in the depths of the recession. But it has plans to change its...
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Chevrolet Planning Special-Trim 30-MPG 2LS Camaro?
A report on an enthusiast site and numbers on the official EPA fuel economy site point toward a new Camaro model optimized to achieve 30 mpg highway. The current base V-6, automatic-equipped 2011 Camaro is rated at 29 mpg, so the gain isn't huge--just 1 mpg city and highway--but it's the round 30...
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Bugatti Veyron Voted Worst Environmental Offender By EPA
Every year the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) produces a list of the best and worst cars for fuel efficiency and not surprisingly this year’s worst offender is the 2011 Bugatti Veyron--a car fitted with a quad-turbocharged 16-cylinder engine displacing no less than 8.0-liters. This...
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Audi A4 TDI Achieves 53.46 MPG In European Combined Cycle
While most automakers are looking to hybrid and electric vehicle technology to improve fuel economy and reduce emissions, Audi remains adamant that its TDI diesel technology has a secure future and with cars like this new A4 TDI it’s easy to see why. The automaker has just announced for the...
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Diesel models may account for half of all vehicle sales in Europe but here in the U.S. their numbers still hover around the 3 percent mark. Despite their low popularity in the eyes of local buyers, analysts are predicting sales of the efficient vehicles to more than triple in coming years but prices are expected to remain high. This is because automakers will be increasing the number of diesel models they sell as they try to reach the 2016 35.5 mpg Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) target set by the federal government. Modern diesels usually deliver fuel economy one-third to one-fifth...
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2011 Chevrolet Cruze: 1.4T Isn't Quite An EcoBoost Rival
Is GM pitching the new 1.4T with a performance angle, as Ford will no doubt do for that EcoBoost option? It appears not.
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2011 Ford Mustang GT Delivers 412 Horsepower And 26 MPG
If you thought the fuel economy figures for the 2011 Ford Mustang V-6 were impressive, just wait until you see the numbers being delivered by the Mustang GT’s new 5.0-liter mill. According to the EPA, the 2011 Ford Mustang GT returns a fuel economy of 17 mpg in the city and 26 mpg on the...
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2011 Ford Mustang Is First Car With 300+ HP and 30+ MPG
For years the Ford Mustang, at least in base V-6 trim, has lagged behind its rivals with one of the least efficient powertrains in the industry: a cast-iron block 4.0 L V-6 with only 210 horsepower on tap. All that’s about to change, however, with the introduction of the new 2011 Ford...
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2011 Ford Mustang: First Car With 300+ Horsepower And 30+ MPG
To this day, the Ford Mustang remains one of the best selling sports cars on the planet despite having an archaic suspension design and one of the worst V-6 powertrains currently in production. With the introduction of the new 2011 Ford Mustang, however, the legendary muscle car is poised to...
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2011 Infiniti M: More Power, Less Fuel Consumption
Infiniti has managed to reach the automotive world’s equivalent of Nirvana with its latest 2011 M sport sedan by boosting power significantly while also managing to lower fuel consumption over the outgoing model. Additionally, the new model is also bigger, more luxurious and packed with tons...
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