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Road Test: 2022 Kia Stinger GT-Line RWD

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All-new in 2018, the 2022 Kia Stinger continues to turn heads by those that know cars. This coupe was Kia’s first entry into the five-passenger, four-door sportback GT world–and they got it right. Designed in Kia’s Frankfurt, Germany, design studio and built in Sohari, Korea, the Stinger is truly a world car. mpg, and 33.0

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Consumer Reports testing finds many small turbo engines underperforming; fuel economy, acceleration no better than in larger conventional powertrains

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As another example, in December, Consumer Reports road testing found the fuel economy on the 2013 Fusion Hybrid sedan and new C-Max Hybrid falling far short below Ford (and EPA) triple 47 mpg (5.0 47 mpg for city, highway and combined—for both vehicles. The Hyundai Sonata Turbo, Kia Sportage Turbo, and Ford Escape 2.0T

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Hyundai 1.6-liter Gamma engine the smallest on Ward’s new 10 Best Engines List

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TFSI Supercharged DOHC V-6 (Audi A6). DOHC I-4 (Hyundai Accent/Kia Soul). liter four-cylinder engine is the smallest Hyundai engine to use Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) in the US, which helps deliver an estimated highway fuel economy of up to 40 mpg, lower emissions and higher reliability. EcoBoost DOHC I-4 (Ford Edge).

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Volkswagen Golf family named “2015 Motor Trend Car of the Year”

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liter turbo-diesel inline-four return an EPA combined rating of 36 mpg, while the e-Golf has an EPA-estimated range of 83 miles. The other COTY finalists were: Audi A3. Kia Sedona. Even more impressive, Volkswagen has also included room in the lineup for diesel and electric versions of the Golf. The Golf TDI and its 2.0-liter

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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Audi E-tron 5,612. The German Juggernaut — the Volkswagen ID4, Audi E-tron(s) & Porsche Taycan. Volkswagen Group (which includes VW, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley in the U.S.) Audi has already spun off one additional E-tron model, the fastback GT, but others are due shortly. Tesla Model 3 80,681.

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Road Test: 2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport V6 SEL Premium R-Line

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liter V6, the 4Motion permanent all-wheel drive system and an eight-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission, the EPA rates the fuel economy at 17 mpg city/23 highway/19 combined. liter four-cylinder that gets 21 mpg city/24 highway/22 combined. mpg, just a touch below membership in the magic 30 MPG AWD Club.

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Road Test: 2023 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 2.0T Autobahn

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The DSG (Direct-Shift Gearbox) is unique to the Volkswagen Group of brands that include Audi, Seat and Volkswagen. We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class. A DSG is designed to achieve faster shift times than a standard automatic transmission. In 412 miles, we averaged 30.1

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