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2023 Toyota Crown Platinum Review – Eating (Some) Crow

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You don’t buy a large sedan to blow people’s doors off – and if you did, you’d be buying a Stellantis product with the letters SRT affixed somewhere. You buy something like the Crown for comfortable cruising with a spacious cabin. The Crown’s fuel-economy numbers are listed at 29 mpg city/32 mpg highway/30 mpg combined.

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2023 Toyota Prius Limited Review – Finally a Worthy Choice

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Similarly, you won’t buy this car for its cornering ability, but it no longer feels like any level of aggression will overcome the tires and send you into the bushes. I get it – sound deadening equals fuel-economy killing weight. Still, if you want Lexus quiet from your hybrids, you’ll need to, you know, buy a Lexus.

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Center for Automotive Research calls long-run economic risk to auto industry of mandating permanent fuel economy standards very serious; recommends periodic reviews

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Plug-in hybrids dominate market penetration in 2025 under CAR scenario IV (62 mpg CAFE standard). Power and Associates to project the technology segmentation necessary to achieve anticipated fuel economy mandates in 2025. CAR researchers used the four fuel economy scenarios developed by. Source: CAR.

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2023 Ford Maverick Tremor Review - Shake It Up

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If you’re buying the Maverick Tremor since the relatively small size promises better fuel economy over a midsized or full-sized pickup, you might reconsider your option packages. EPA ratings for a non-Tremor AWD Maverick - remember, same powertrain - are 22 mpg city, 28 mpg highway, and 24mpg combined.

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Drive Notes: 2024 Nissan Versa SR

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On a MPG basis, fuel economy is excellent. While the MPG numbers are great, the range stunk, presumably due to a small fuel tank. I'll point this out when the full review is written, but you do expect to make some tradeoffs when buying one of the least-expensive cars on the market. Thank you, Nissan.

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2023 Toyota Highlander Review - Choices

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Realistically, fuel economy isn’t really changed either - both the old V6 and the new turbo four manage around 24 mpg in mixed driving as rated by the EPA.& Otherwise, show me to the 36 mpg Highlander Hybrid, or, really, the Sienna hybrid minivan. Towing capacity is unchanged at 5,000 pounds.

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2023 Jeep Wrangler 4xe Rubicon Review – Charged-Up Jeep

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It gives you the chance for some seriously swift acceleration without making the fuel-economy sacrifices demanded of you by the bonkers 392. Sure, you might buy a Wrangler only for the image and not for the utility – but you can’t say we didn’t warn you. Your combined MPGe is 49, and your gas-only combined MPG is 20.

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