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Former CEO of GM China Group Phil Murtaugh joins Pinnacle Engines board; first engines launch in Asia this year

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Pinnacle Engines, developer of a highly efficient 4-stroke, spark-ignited (SI), opposed-piston, sleeve-valve architecture engine ( earlier post ), named Phil Murtaugh as the newest member of its board of directors. —Ron Hoge, Chairman and CEO of Pinnacle Engines.

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2017 Ford Fusion Energi PHEV boosts total range to 610 miles

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The 2016 model of the Fusion Energi has a combined range of 550 miles (885 km). After that, the gas engine kicks in for another 588 miles (946 km) of range, according to EPA estimates. After that, the gas engine kicks in for another 588 miles (946 km) of range, according to EPA estimates. Ford insights on plug-in hybrid drivers.

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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 Honda Civic Sedan 1.5T Touring

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Two Engine Choices. Honda gives drivers options of two four-cylinder engines for the front-wheel drive Civic sedan. The continuously variable transmission (CVT) is tuned a bit different for each engine with Honda programming “step shifts” that simulate gear changes. Honda bumps up mpg & power. Your numbers may differ.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door Hatchback

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liter gasoline engine with multi-port injection, good for 120 horsepower and 112 pound-feet of torque, mated to an intelligent variable transmission (iVT). This combination delivers EPA fuel economy numbers of 33 mpg city/41 highway/36 combined. When the engine is winding-out at the highest rpms it can be bit noisy. Drivetrain.

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Groupe PSA, T&E, FNE and Bureau Veritas develop accurate real-world fuel consumption test protocol

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In October 2016, after releasing real-world fuel consumption figures for 30 PSA models, the partners published the protocol. mpg US), and confirm an average gap with official type approval figures of 1.74 A vehicle engine with Stop & Start shows a reduction in fuel consumption of 0.3 Earlier post.). liters/100km (40.5

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Final Test: 2021 Mazda6 Carbon Edition

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liter four-cylinder engine, the performance numbers are 310 pound-feet of torque, and then either 250 horsepower using 93 octane or, if on a budget, using 87 octane dropping that number to 227 horsepower. at 23 mpg city/31 highway/26 combined. The base engine in the Mazda6 Sport and Touring trim lines is a 2.5-liter

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