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2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Review – Cheap(ish) Speed

The Truth About Cars

The base price for an EcoBoost Mustang is $30,920 -- $39,020 for a convertible. 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. It’s not perfect.

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2023 Toyota Prius Limited Review – Finally a Worthy Choice

The Truth About Cars

I get it – sound deadening equals fuel-economy killing weight. This Prius wasn’t a bargain at $38K, but that’s still under the average transaction price these days and within reach for plenty of folks. Out the door price? Fuel economy is listed at 52 mpg across the board for city/highway/combined.

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

The Truth About Cars

That said, BMW’s EVs are not cheap, so the incentives should be a welcome move for hopeful buyers. At the same time, automakers like Ford have reported that hybrid sales are up in recent months, demonstrating that buyers want fuel economy benefits but don’t want to pay the higher price for an all-electric model.

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2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R Review – Beast Mode

The Truth About Cars

Sure, you’ll be envisioning an endlessly spinning price meter on a gas pump, but you’ll also be making short work of the stoplight-to-stoplight dash. Fun never comes cheap and the price of entry for this truck was $75,775. With the $1,795 destination fee, that put the price at $109,740. You need to let this puppy run.

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Report finds US automakers remain profitable under future CAFE standards even with fuel price fluctuation

Green Car Congress

Even with wide-ranging unpredictable gas prices, US automakers will remain profitable and suppliers will benefit under existing national fuel economy standards slated to be in place until 2025, according to a new economic analysis brief prepared by independent automotive industry analysts, commissioned by the nonprofit group Ceres.

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2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid EX Review – Urban Crossover, Right Price

The Truth About Cars

Some materials felt a bit cheap, though. The entire package is well put together, balancing fun-to-drive, functionality, and fuel economy. All at a reasonable price. Total price? There are a lot of good choices at this size and price point. If it looks like I am struggling to pick nits, well, I am.

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2019 Toyota Prius V to shift from wagon to SUV design, but will it have AWD?

Green Car Reports

With gas prices remaining cheap and all vehicles getting better fuel economy these days, utility vehicles are all the rage among U.S. Whether smaller crossovers or bigger SUVs, utilities have not only ended the market for traditional wagons but are eating significantly into sales of passenger sedans and hatchbacks.

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