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Flash Drive: 2024 Acura ZDX Type S

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The Fastest Acura SUV Ever Built The all-new 2024 ZDX is the first electric Acura and, as Quincy Tam, Acura product planner, says, it is “for their customers that are ready to take that next step into electrification.” GM underneath, but Acura throughout The ZDX comes in a base A-Spec and a performance model called Type S.

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Honda to offer three hybrid systems; new fuel cell vehicles for US, Japan, Europe in 2015

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First, Honda will further develop its lightweight and compact one-motor hybrid system (IMA) with the aim of achieving leading fuel economy among all hybrid vehicles. The total system output surpasses that of the Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid (134 hp), Chevrolet Volt (149 hp) and projected output of the Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid.

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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

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Buick, Chevrolet, Chrysler, and Tesla are among the brands that tumbled in Consumer Reports’ (CR) latest Annual Auto Reliability Survey, which collected data from its members about their experiences with more than half a million vehicles. Cadillac is the worst-rated domestic manufacturer and ranks near the very bottom at 28.

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2017 Chrysler Pacifica wins Altair Enlighten Award for weight reduction in full vehicle category; Toyota, Faurecia and AP&T module, technology winners

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Toyota’s carbon fiber closure panels for the 2017 Prius Prime and Lexus LC500 ( earlier post ), and Faurecia’s Adaptive Valve for exhaust systems employed on the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado took the top honors for the module category. Weight reduction is a key contributor to improved fuel economy. 2017 Chrysler Pacifica.

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Road Test: 2021 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium

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This fuel economy is encouraging, but it will take a wide open road with little traffic and lots of patience to equal it. If fuel economy is your primary focus and you can live without high performance, the standard turbocharged 2.3L This car begs to be driven with great elan , so real world driving will use more fuel.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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Chevrolet Bolt 22,799. Chevrolet Bolt/Bolt EUV – Waiting for more GM EVs. First was to introduce the second generation Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car (which gets tossed in with plug-in hybrids even though its system really takes a different approach). Tesla Model 3 80,681. Ford Mustang Mach-E 15,938.

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Flash Drives: MPG Drive Day

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The Joy of Driving , Malibu Style The Motor Press Guild (MPG), the Southern California non-profit association for automotive journalists, annually brings together writers with automotive manufacturer representatives and their cars. You don’t buy a Land Rover Defender 130 for the fuel economy, but to ride in luxury and style.

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