The Truth About Cars
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
My biggest gripe was an intrusion of outside noise above 60 mph. I get it – sound deadening equals fuel-economy killing weight. Fuel economy is listed at 52 mpg across the board for city/highway/combined. Either way, good numbers though real-world fuel economy often falls short of the EPA rating, as it did here.
Baua Electric
JUNE 6, 2024
Acceleration isn’t brisk, but with an estimated 0-60 mph sprint of 7.1 EPA fuel economy ratings of 39 mpg city, 37 highway, 38 combined are the best America’s going to get with a wagon with a gas engine under its hood, but that’s off from the Crown sedan’s 42/41/41 mpg due to the extra weight and aerodynamics of the longer roof.
The Truth About Cars
MAY 11, 2023
Fuel economy is said to be 29 mpg on the highway and 23 around town. This makes for a sprightly 0-60 mph launch, which Alfa Romeo claimed would be finished in about 5.6 Provided you don’t want to drive above its pre-programmed limitation of 125 mph, you should be pleased on any exuberant road trips.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 7, 2011
Driver behavior has so much influence on not only fuel efficiency but on the overall maintenance and life of a vehicle. The US Department of Energy reports that aggressive driving decreases fuel economy by up to 33 percent. With Crew Chief, Ford is deploying smart technology to deliver green driving results.
Green Car Congress
MAY 16, 2014
When used in combination with the Cummins and Eaton SmartAdvantage Powertrain, the new axle ratios will improve fuel efficiency for linehaul applications through “downspeeding,” a process that maintains vehicle speed at lower engine rpms. Meritor 14X tandem axle. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
MAY 18, 2012
Light-duty vehicle fuel economy penalties for CNG in conventional engines, with and without scaling for performance equivalence. the CNG-fueled engine has lower performance) and up to a 12% fuel consumption penalty when the engine is resized (i.e., “up-sizing”) On the UDDS cycle, the fuel consumption penalty was 3.3%
Clean Fleet Report
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
liter non-turbo hybrid setup that has a rear electric motor that adds an additional 100 horsepower and bumps fuel economy to an estimated 34 miles per gallon (one mpg less than the Highlander Hybrid). The Hybrid Max has an estimated 0-60 mph time in the low six-second range, and it can tow up to 5,000 pounds. The base 2.4-liter
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