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BMW unveils production i8 plug-in hybrid; 94 mpg; on sale in US in 2014 priced from $135,925

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liters per 100 km / 94 mpg (US) along with an AWD driving experience with torque distribution geared towards optimized dynamics. The occupant protection concept is rounded off by standard safety equipment. Any authorized BMW i dealer can repair the outer skin. The combination of a new 3-cylinder, 1.5-liter

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New Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan features standard nine speed transmission, expected 35 mpg highway

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The 200 is the industry’s first mid-size sedan with a standard nine-speed automatic transmission, which enables expected highway fuel economy ratings of 35 mpg US (6.7 Fitted to the forged-steel crankshaft are new powder-forged-steel connecting rods that feature a full-floating piston pin with diamond-like carbon coating.

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Road Test: 2024 Buick Envista Avenir

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Buick may surprise everyone if the stunning Wildcat EV Concept becomes a reality. Buick Envista at 28 mpg city/32 highway/30 combined. mpg but, with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, we achieved an impressive 36.6 mpg over a 125-mile run. A comfortable cockpit The USB-A and C ports accommodate connected devices.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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Here’s our rough draft, which we’re releasing as we refine the concept—we moved up our plans when we learned about the Tuesday address. While we’re fixing vehicles, we can also equip them with low-cost real-time MPG indicators that show us how to save money and still get to places quickly.

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Pre-orders start for Mazda Axela in Japan; gasoline and hybrid models first, followed by diesel

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Mazda Motor Corporation will begin taking pre-orders for the new Mazda Axela sports compact (known outside of Japan as Mazda3) on 10 October 10, 2013 at its dealers throughout Japan. The all-new Axela marks the introduction of Mazda Connect, the company’s car-connectivity system based on Mazda’s Heads-Up Cockpit concept.

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Volkswagen’s Golf Alltrack challenges the Subaru Outback; directions for 4MOTION and vehicle dynamics

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With the arrival of the new Golf Alltrack, the all-wheel-drive derivative of the Golf SportWagen, in US dealer showrooms in October, Volkswagen of America is offering an affordable, upscale and very fun-to-drive (more on this below) entry into an underserved market segment: all-wheel-drive wagons. Earlier post.

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News: 2024 Volkswagen ID.Buzz

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Things began to change when in 2017 Volkswagen first showed the Concept ID.Buzz electric bus, which led to today’s public debut of the production 2024 ID.Buzz for North America. It will be sold in all 641 VW dealers in 50 states of the U.S., but we think the California coast could absorb all of the initial production by itself!

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