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2020 Toyota Yaris Hatchback to debut at New York show; 40 mpg highway

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liter inline four-cylinder engine that delivers 106 horsepower. Estimated highway fuel economy is 40 mpg US (5.88 1) and direct fuel injection give the engine ultra-quick responsiveness that’s matched to the standard 6-speed automatic transmission. The vehicle gets its high appetite for fun and low appetite for fuel from a 1.5-liter

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Ford C-MAX Hybrid EPA-rated at 47 mpg city, 47 mpg highway; plug-in Energi version offers 85 mph top electric speed

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The Ford C-MAX Hybrid ( earlier post ) is now officially EPA-certified at 47 mpg city, 47 mpg highway and 47 mpg combined (5.0L/100km), 100km), bettering the fuel economy of the Toyota Prius v by 3 mpg on the city cycle and 7 mpg on the highway (5 mpg combined). C-MAX Hybrid.

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2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid debuts at Los Angeles Auto Show

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Significantly larger than the previous generation Sportage, the Hybrid will allow owners to enjoy class-leading rear seat legroom and rear cargo capacity, an expansive list of ADAS features, and dual panoramic display screens (12.3-inch liter turbocharged engine with a 44kW motor to achieve up to 39 mpg (targeted).

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New 2013 BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe features upgraded engines, suite of EnergyDynamics technologies; ECO PRO mode

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BMW fine-tuned the inline 6-cylinder engine (N55HP) in the new BMW 640i Gran Coupe. The N55 has been the lead of a new generation of engines in which BMW TwinPower Turbo technology with High Precision Direct Injection and VALVETRONIC variable valve timing plus a twin scroll turbo made its debut. L/100km (30.2 l/100km (26.7-27.3

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

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Smooth, Quiet and 50+ MPG. liter inline 4-cylinder engine producing 150 horsepower (hp) and 139 pound-feet (lb.-ft.) The system defaults to Normal when restarting the engine if you have been in Sport mode, otherwise it remains in the last mode setting. On shorter legs, if even for a brief time, we touched 60 mpg.

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Road Test: 2022 Genesis G70 RWD 3.3T

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Genesis says the 2022 G70 sport sedan is “designed to perform, tailored to be driven, engineered to care.” We spent a week in the smallest Genesis sedan that is designed to take-on the BMW 3-series and Mercedes-Benz C-class sports sedans and found it was a lot of well-engineered car for the money. The base 2.0-liter A robust V6.

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2012 Subaru Impreza: Video Walkaround Of New 36-MPG AWD Car

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The list of compact cars offered with all-wheel-drive as an option is short. The list of compact cars that come with all-wheel-drive standard is even shorter: Subaru Impreza. liter engine, in the characteristic flat-four.

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