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2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Review – Cheap(ish) Speed

The Truth About Cars

Fuel economy for the EcoBoost is 22 mpg city/33 mpg highway/26 mpg combined, and 21/29/24 with the Performance Pack. Some of these flaws involve the standard trade-offs one must make for a sporty car, others seem like avoidable errors. It would be nice, for example, to swap the phone “tile” for the auxiliary gauges.

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2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R Review – Beast Mode

The Truth About Cars

Fun never comes cheap and the price of entry for this truck was $75,775. I mentioned the abysmal fuel-economy numbers – they are 10 mpg city/15 mpg highway/12 mpg combined. The exterior gets done up with all sorts of graphics and badging – you can’t miss this thing in traffic, especially with Code Orange paint.

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Would You Rather: Mitsubishi Mirage vs Nissan Versa

The Truth About Cars

With automakers having lost the plot in terms of new-vehicle pricing and dealers still tacking on markups, there are loads of people in need of cheap, reliable transportation. They’re also ludicrously economical, achieving at least 32 mpg in town and 40 on the highway with the CVT. Automated emergency braking is standard.

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2023 Toyota Prius Limited Review – Finally a Worthy Choice

The Truth About Cars

suite of driver’s aids was standard and included pre-collision assist, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and safe exit assist. Fuel economy is listed at 52 mpg across the board for city/highway/combined. Fuel economy is listed at 52 mpg across the board for city/highway/combined. Toyota’s SafetySense 3.0

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Will Cheap Gas, Soaring SUV Sales Sink Fuel-Economy Goals?

Green Car Reports

Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards require carmakers to achieve a fleet average of 54.5 mpg by 2025. That's equivalent to roughly 40 mpg on the window sticker. emissions regulations are forcing carmakers to make their products more efficient over the next decade. DON'T MISS: Miles Driven In U.S.

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2023 Volvo V60 Cross Country Review – Quiet Luxury

The Truth About Cars

Speaking of price points, this is not a cheap car. To that end, the standard features include a 12.3-inch To that end, the standard features include a 12.3-inch Fuel economy is listed at 23 mpg city/30 mpg highway/26 mpg combined. All that plus destination ballooned the car’s $54,100 base price to $63,585.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door Hatchback

Clean Fleet Report

Low-cost but not cheap. This combination delivers EPA fuel economy numbers of 33 mpg city/41 highway/36 combined. As a test, part of those miles were driven with the cruise control set at 65 mph where we averaged 44 mpg, and at 60 mph resulting in 51.4 Drivetrain. The front-wheel drive 2022 Kia Rio is powered by a 1.6-liter

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