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2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Review – Cheap(ish) Speed

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One note – if you want the magnetic ride package, and I think you do, you need to first buy the Performance Package. Fuel economy for the EcoBoost is 22 mpg city/33 mpg highway/26 mpg combined, and 21/29/24 with the Performance Pack. It used to be about style for the base cars and cheap speed for the more-powerful ponies.

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2023 Toyota Prius Limited Review – Finally a Worthy Choice

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Similarly, you won’t buy this car for its cornering ability, but it no longer feels like any level of aggression will overcome the tires and send you into the bushes. I get it – sound deadening equals fuel-economy killing weight. Still, if you want Lexus quiet from your hybrids, you’ll need to, you know, buy a Lexus.

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BMW is Willing to Pay to Attract Customers from Other EV Brands

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BMW is hoping to take some of the shine off of Tesla’s crown with a new incentive that gives buyers a $1,000 discount to buy one of its new EVs. That said, BMW’s EVs are not cheap, so the incentives should be a welcome move for hopeful buyers. Image: BMW] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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The Inefficiency of Car Buying

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Buying a New Car is inefficient, its no wonder that electric vehicle sales are still pretty low. The buying experience of a new car for each of us is different, but the one similarity for all of us is its inefficiency. Each of us has a different approach to buying a new car.

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Elio Motors to buy engines, abandons building its own

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Elio Motors, which has been struggling since 2009 to build its own ultra-cheap, small, fuel-efficient, three-wheeled car, announced Thursday that it will source an engine from a major automaker. Previously, the company planned to build its own 3-cylinder engine with up to 55 horsepower for its projected 84-mpg three-wheeler.

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Junkyard Find: 1992 Geo Metro 4-door hatchback

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The good news is that it has electronic fuel injection and an overhead camshaft. Even better news during a time of recession in California (which is where I found this car) is the fuel economy it delivered with a five-speed manual transmission: 40 miles per gallon on the highway, 38 miles per gallon in the city.

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Mitsubishi Mirage to Be Discontinued by 2025

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Despite fuel prices and an economy that seems poised to bolster the sale of value-focused cars, the United States is losing another one. It’s one of the brand’s biggest markets and it’s also a source of relatively cheap labor — ensuring the Mirage can be a competitively priced global product. The above hasn’t helped sales.