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Would You Rather? Toyota RAV4 vs Mazda CX-5

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Last week’s match-up between the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4 was fairly close. This led to many assuming the Toyota would handle long-term abuse better than the Honda — which was further supported by the vehicle having been on the market longer and proven itself as reliable. Meanwhile, the CX-5 gives drivers the option of a base 2.5-liter

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EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

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mpg increase over the previous year and an increase of nearly 5 mpg since 2004. The detailed data supporting the report were obtained directly from automobile manufacturers. Since 1975, half of car production has consistently been within several mpg of each other. mpg, which is 0.5 mpg higher than MY 2012.

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Consumer Federation analysis of polling data and tech pricing finds consumer demands aligned with proposed MY 2017-2025 CAFE and GHG regulations for light-duty vehicles

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mpg US (5.87 The CFA polling data finds continued strong consumer support for the proposed standards, which CFA rounded up to 55 mpg in its question (“ The federal government has proposed requiring automobile manufacturers to increase the fuel economy of their motor vehicle fleets to an average of 55 miles per gallon by 2025. ”).

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2024 Toyota C-HR Debuts Elsewhere: Does Our Market Care?

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That’s really slow for a modern automobile and was made worse by the vehicle’s extremely bland driving dynamics. Hell, even the Honda Civic Type R is supposed to yield 36 mpg on the highway when the C-HR was only able to manage 31 mpg. The original’s 2.0-liter liter engine offered 144 horsepower and 139 lb-ft of torque.

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

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American Honda Motor Co., Nevertheless, July was Honda’s highest volume month so far this year. Total sales of the fuel-efficient Honda Civic increased 3.1% Total sales of the fuel-efficient Honda Civic increased 3.1% The new Honda Insight hybrid posted 2,295 units. Monthly sales of hybrids. Click to enlarge.

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Can-Am Spyder First Drive: Embracing The Third Wheel

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But it can certainly be placed in spaces that would never be feasible with an automobile and nimble enough to be squirted in reasonably quickly. Every version of the Spyder will handily out accelerate practically every automobile that wasn’t developed with performance as its primary goal and will reportedly press on to 125 mph.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Honda Sees PHEVs as having "unnecessary fuel engine and fuel tank;" promises all-electrics "assuming we can come up with a really high-performing battery that we are working on currently." Mazda Ford Partner was reported to be developing Series PHEV based on Mazda 5 MPV platform. See Chevy Volt for latest. No announced plans.

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