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EPA fuel economy report finds weight and power leveling off, footprint stable

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EPA recently released the latest edition of its annual report Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Fuel Economy Trends. The report is the authoritative reference for real-world fuel economy, technology trends and tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions, for new personal vehicles sold in the US every year since 1975.

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Volkswagen outlines a range of near-term technologies for reducing fuel consumption and emissions; stop-start 2.0, 10-speed DSG

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Volkswagen presented its latest technologies for reducing fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions—which includes the first 10-speed dual-clutch gearbox (DSG)—in an Innovation Workshop for the media at the Ehra-Lessien test track facility near Wolfsburg. Mild hybrid: stop-start 2.0 and coasting with engine off. The start-stop 2.0

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Honda begins production of 2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid in North America

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liter Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine that adds direct fuel injection and Honda’s new fourth-generation two-motor hybrid-electric system, featuring a pair of electric motors now arranged side-by-side in a parallel axis layout. It also allows for a higher sustained top speed, improves fuel economy and enables up to 1,000 pounds of towing.

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Opinion: The Bentley Crash in New York is Scrambling Brains

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I understand that someone who isn’t a car person – and I have no idea of what level of automotive knowledge Kois possesses – might make an unfortunate correlation between the number of gears in a transmission and the amount of power a car’s engine possesses. There’s a lot more that’s wrong with this piece, but let’s start there.

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3rd generation BMW X5 to offer 5 diesel variants by end of year; more power, less fuel consumption

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The new BMW X5 xDrive30d has a 0-100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration time of 6.9 Average fuel economy in the EU test cycle has been improved by 16%—1.2 Fuel is supplied via a common rail piezo injection system developing maximum pressure of 2,200 bar. The 0–100 km/h (62 mph) time of the BMW X5 M50d is 5.3

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New 2013 BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe features upgraded engines, suite of EnergyDynamics technologies; ECO PRO mode

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BMW engineers extracted additional performance from the engine while maintaining its fuel efficiency. The 640i Gran Coupe can accelerate from 0 to 62 mph (0-100 km/h) in 5.4 Top speed is electronically governed at 155 mph (250 km/h). Top speed is electronically governed at 155 mph (250 km/h). L/100km (30.2 l/100km (26.7-27.3

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2024 Toyota C-HR Debuts Elsewhere: Does Our Market Care?

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But the combination failed to see the crossover reach 60 mph in under 11 seconds. Still, none of the above ended up being a trade-off for improved utility or sublime fuel economy. Meanwhile, customers were getting the kind of fuel economy one would expect from a modern performance sedan. liter are said to take 8.1

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