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Volkswagen continues to optimize its EA888 workhorse engine; fourth evolution in 2022 Golf GTI and R

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Volkswagen’s workhorse engine family—the four-cylinder EA888—is applied in much of the product portfolio—as well as that of many of the company’s subsidiary brands—in varying displacements and specifications. The 2022 Golf GTI makes 241 horsepower and delivers an EPA-estimated 34 mpg on the highway.

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Hyundai introduces 2015 Sonata Eco with 1.6L Gamma turbo; 32 mpg combined

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Sonata Eco is the first Hyundai product to utilize a new seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, which no other mid-size sedan offers. The powertrain helps Sonata Eco deliver an estimated 28 mpg city (8.4 l/100 km) and 38 mpg (6.2 The estimated 32 mpg (7.4 liter engine is EPA-rated at 29 mpg (8.1 l/100 km) highway.

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Chevy Equinox diesel offers EPA-rated 39 mpg hwy; starts at $31,435

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The 2018 Chevrolet Equinox offers an EPA-certified 39 mpg (6.03 GM expects that number to top the segment in highway fuel economy, with greater highway mileage than the 2017 Toyota RAV4 hybrid (30 mpg) and Nissan Rogue hybrid (35 mpg FWD). The 2018 Equinox is on sale now, starting at $24,475 (including destination charge).

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2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R Review – Beast Mode

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Then again, the sounds made from underhood and the acceleration delivered when the right-most pedal is depressed makes the whole production worth it. I mentioned the abysmal fuel-economy numbers – they are 10 mpg city/15 mpg highway/12 mpg combined. Except when the guilt concerning the low MPGs hits.

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XL Hybrids expanding product line-up with new plug-in hybrid system for pick-ups; product launch in Q4 2017

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XL Hybrids is introducing a new product line, the XLP plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) upfit solution. The new XLP solution will build on the platform product technology used on the company’s award-winning XL3 hybrid-electric powertrain ( earlier post ), which has achieved more than 35 million road miles with more than 99.9%

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Audi presents plug-in hybrid TT offroad concept car at Beijing; wireless charging

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Like many of the brand''s new production models, the Audi TT offroad concept is also based on the versatile modular transverse matrix (MQB). mpg US), a CO 2 equivalent of 45 grams per kilometer (72.4 in hybrid drive with the option of inductive charging is a major step toward the mobility of the future. Audi TT offroad concept.

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Transonic Looking at Final Funding Round This Year, Production Deployment of Supercritical Fuel System in 2014; 50-75% Improvement in Engine Fuel Economy

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The use of a supercritical fuel charge enables very fast and complete combustion with minimized thermal losses. TSCi combustion minimizes heat loss to the cylinder walls and in the exhaust. The TSCi charge is nearly invisible to the eye. L/100km), with city testing being finalized this year, estimated at 47 mpg (5.0