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New Mercedes-Benz compact CLA Shooting Brake; up to 60 mpg

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The CLA Shooting Brake (length/width/height: 4630/1777/1435 mm) will initially be available with a choice of two diesel and three gasoline engines—all equipped as standard with the ECO start/stop function and Euro 6-compliant—as well as with 4MATIC all-wheel drive. l/100 km (60 mpg US), with emissions of 101 g CO 2 /km.

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Audi Showcases Lightweight Construction in High-Performance R8 GT

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in]), which is hand-built at the factory in Györ, Hungary, features a crankcase made of a aluminum-silicon alloy that is both lightweight and very strong. The FSI gasoline direct injection system injects the fuel into the combustion chambers at up to 120 bar of pressure. Its power-to-weight ratio is 3.70 kilograms (8.16 lb) per hp.

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Opel presents new 1.0 SIDI Turbo engine at Aachen Colloquium; below 100 gCO2/km and ~59 mpg in the Adam

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liter turbocharged gasoline direct injection engine ( earlier post ) at the 22 nd Aachen Colloquium in Germany. l/100 km (59 mpg US ). SIDI Turbo is the first in a new, modular family of three- and four-cylinder gasoline engines in the sub-1.6-liter Matthias Alt, Opel’s Chief Engineer, Small Gasoline Engines.

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Reports highlight ongoing advances in vehicle technology, consumer demand for fuel efficiency in US and Europe

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MPG: A Progress Report on Achievability ”—of the response of consumers and automakers as both begin to experience the effects of the newly adopted federal fuel economy standard. Those who say fuel economy is very important expect to get twelve miles more per gallon (mpg) from their next vehicle than those who say it is not important.

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