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Road Test: 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door Hatchback

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The 2022 Kia Rio S is a small car with much going for it. liter gasoline engine with multi-port injection, good for 120 horsepower and 112 pound-feet of torque, mated to an intelligent variable transmission (iVT). When the engine is winding-out at the highest rpms it can be bit noisy. Low-cost but not cheap. Drivetrain.

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XL1 dive and drive: Volkswagen aggressively optimizes for efficiency in its sleek diesel plug-in hybrid

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Rear view, with engine compartment with air intake labeled. The XL1 has a top speed (electronically controlled) of 160 km/h (99 mph); cruising at a constant 100 km/h the XL1 uses only 8.3 XL1 represents the third evolutionary stage of Volkswagen’s 1-liter car strategy, referring to the goal set by Prof. Click to enlarge.

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

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In a very short few years sedans have lost their favor with car shoppers. liter inline 4-cylinder engine producing 150 horsepower (hp) and 139 pound-feet (lb.-ft.) The system defaults to Normal when restarting the engine if you have been in Sport mode, otherwise it remains in the last mode setting. The looks will reel you in.

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Road Test: 2023 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 2.0T Autobahn

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liter inline 4-cylinder engine with 228 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. The front wheels are driven through either a 6-speed manual or, like our test car, a 7-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic with steering wheel mounted paddle shifters. As a driver, the shifts are smooth and certainly fast enough for a road car.

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Road Test: 2021 Toyota Camry Hybrid XSE

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, and advanced driver safety technologies will challenge those thinking a crossover is their next car. liter four-cylinder engine combined with an 88-kilowatt electric motor. Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power.

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Road Test: 2022 Honda Civic Sedan 1.5T Touring

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Honda’s best-selling passenger car–and their second best-selling model behind only the CR-V crossover–will not lose any sales with this newly designed sedan and hatchback. Two Engine Choices. Honda gives drivers options of two four-cylinder engines for the front-wheel drive Civic sedan. Your numbers may differ.

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Toyota Previews Generation III 2010 Prius Hybrid

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Of that 10% improvement, about 6% can be attributed to the new hybrid system (including the larger combustion engine) and about 4% to efficiency improvements in other aspects of the vehicle, such as better aerodynamics, said Chief Engineer Akihiko Otsuka. Atkinson cycle engine. DOHC 16-valve VVT-i engine.

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