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EPA 2010 Annual Fuel Economy Guide Now Available

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The Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrid sedans come in second, at 41/36, followed by the Honda Civic Hybrid; Honda Insight; Lexus HS250h; Nissan Altima Hybrid; Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute, Mercury Mariner Hybrid; smart fortwo Cabriolet and Coupe; Toyota Camry Hybrid; and Lexus RX450h hybrid.

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Mazda to focus on hybrid models

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Times change fairly quickly in the automotive industry - it wasn’t too long ago that Mazda announced that it had no interest in hybrid cars. Now it has officially declared that it will ramp up the engineering and design of hybrid models in an effort to bring several to market before 2020.

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

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Monthly new vehicle market share for hybrids. Hybrids had an especially good month, with reported sales jumping 31.8% Hybrid gains were largely due to an increase in Prius sales (up 29.7% to 19,173 units) and Ford hybrids (up 323% to 5,353 units). Monthly sales of hybrids. Click to enlarge. to 443, 297 units.

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Final Test: 2021 Mazda6 Carbon Edition

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Mazda achieves these numbers through its Skyactiv-G engine and vehicle design philosophy–a slick-shifting automatic transmission and a coefficient of drag (C d ) of 0.285. Enthusiasts will appreciate the cornering ability of the Mazda6, which in large part is due to Mazda’s G-Vectoring Control system. Home for a driver.

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