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

Green Car Congress

Consumer Reports’ own fuel economy tests of vehicles equipped with small turbocharged engines has found in many cases that the turbocharged cars tested by CR have slower acceleration and no better fuel economy than the models with larger conventional engines, the organization said. The smaller engine—a 1.6-liter

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Consumer Reports finds Honda Accord hybrid fuel economy “impressive”, but short of EPA 47 mpg rating

Green Car Congress

Consumer Reports fuel economy tests found the Honda Accord Hybrid delivered impressive overall fuel-economy of 40 mpg (5.88 l/100 km), tying the smaller Honda Civic Hybrid and falling below the top-performing and smaller Toyota Prius hatchback by only 4 mpg. Earlier post.). liter gasoline V6.

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Feature: Muscle Cars Are Speeding into the Future

Clean Fleet Report

Cars are a necessity in today’s world. Just about everyone uses a car to get from point A to point B. The truth of the matter is, however, that there isn’t just one kind of car. People often debate the merits of different types of cars. One type of car that seems to stand the test of time is the beloved muscle car.

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2013 Ford Fusion: High-MPG Engines, Hybrid, Plug-In (Video)

Green Car Reports

Now that we're back from the Detroit Auto Show, we can say with confidence that the two most important cars of the show were the 2013 Ford Fusion and the 2013 Dodge Dart.

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2010 Dodge Caliber: Fewer Engines, 30 MPG Highway, Better Interior

Green Car Reports

The Dodge Caliber hatchback has never been at the top of our compact-car list, in part because of its lousy gas mileage compared to the competition. Now, Chrysler has simplified its engine and drivetrain options to improve the gas mileage of the 2010 Dodge Caliber slightly, along with its platform siblings, the 2010 Jeep Compass.

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3.5L EcoBoost leading Ford F-150 sales; highest volume EcoBoost vehicle

Green Car Congress

In addition, the F-150 EcoBoost is now the highest volume vehicle in Ford’s growing global lineup of cars, trucks and SUVs available with the technology. The new EcoBoost V6 is one of four new more fuel-efficient engines Ford introduced in the F-150 for 2011. Power and Associates, both new Ford truck V6 engines accounted for 79.5%

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Mitsubishi to loose Mirage in U.S.

Baua Electric

Stellantis is phasing out the Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300, the extreme sedans in the ones two manufacturers’ lineups, even though it’s hazy whether or not they are going to get replaced with electrical variations unwell the street. Mitsubishi joins Buick, Ford and Lincoln in leaving behind sedans.