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Buick Regal Turbo gets flex-fuel turbo direct-injected engine

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turbocharged engine including the direct injection fuel system, continuous variable valve timing for both intake and exhaust valves and the turbocharger. The 2011 Buick Regal Turbo will feature the first flex-fuel capable direct-injected turbocharged engine in a production car. Click to enlarge. Compared to earlier versions of the 2.0-liter

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2025 Buick Enclave Review -- Bucking Buick’s Stereotype

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To some, Buick is a name synonymous with cars for grandparents that had little-to-no personality and left much to the imagination. But to others, Buick is the name of a manufacturer pushing the boundary beyond a singular-segmented past, implementing exciting cues from the Wildcat concept. Buick is focused on broadening its horizons.

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SwRI D-EGR gasoline demo vehicle delivers diesel efficiency at lower cost; potential for LEV III/Tier 3 emissions

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mpg) and a 9.2% Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) announced preliminary test results of its Dedicated-Exhaust Gas Recirculation (D-EGR) demonstration vehicle ( earlier post ) at the SAE 2014 World Congress in Detroit. The D-EGR demonstrator is a converted 2012 Buick Regal with a 2.0-liter Overall, the engine offered a 13.1%

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Chevrolet Malibu Eco with eAssist goes on sale in Q1 2012; estimated 37 mpg highway

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The 2013 Malibu Eco is the first Chevrolet vehicle to feature eAssist, GM’s light electrification system already introduced in the Buick lineup. engine; GM estimates highway fuel economy of 37 mpg US (6.4 Along with specific aerodynamic enhancements, it achieves 12% greater highway fuel economy than current models equipped with the 2.4L

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Hyundai Adds a Twin-Scroll Turbo to Sonata

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Estimated highway fuel economy is 22 mpg city and 34 mpg US (6.9 Buick Regal. Twin-scroll turbocharger designs have two exhaust gas inlets divided by split walls inside the turbine housing, with both gas passages controlled by a waste-gate. four-cylinder more power than many V6 engines, all on regular fuel. Sonata 2.0T.

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Road Test: 2022 Acura RDX SH-AWD A-Spec Advance

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Power, but not enough efficiency to hit 30 mpg. The EPA fuel economy numbers of 21 mpg city/26 highway/23 combined are almost exactly what we got covering 301 miles driving through Southern California. We were hoping to get 30 mpg on the highway, but no matter how hard we tried the best we could do was 28.1

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Flash Drive: 2025 Volkswagen Taos

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Volkswagen stated the fuel economy is rated at 28 mpg city/36 highway/31 combined for the FWD Taos, with the 4Motion rated at 25/33/28. The twin faux exhaust ports on the lower rear fascia actually dont look too bad, and the star patterned 17-inch, 18-inch and 19-inch machined aluminum-alloy wheels look great.