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Drive Notes: 2024 Nissan Versa SR

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On a MPG basis, fuel economy is excellent. I wished for more info from the gauge cluster. While the MPG numbers are great, the range stunk, presumably due to a small fuel tank. These are popular features and it's nice to not give them up even at this price point. The car handles better than one would expect.

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Toyota introduces new LPG hybrid taxi in Japan; trial of lane-specific congestion info from taxi data

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mpg US, 5.51 The new model showcases a people-friendly, universal design that provides usability and comfort to a wide range of people through continual innovations and improvements, from grab handles to the overall vehicle structure. Toyota Motor Corporation has introduced a new taxi vehicle for Japan, the “JPN Taxi.”

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BMW M introduces its first high-performance car with electrified drive system: BMW XM PHEV

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l/100 km [147 – 157 mpg US] in the WLTP cycle; combined electric power consumption of 30.1 – 28.9 The intelligently managed interplay between engine and motor delivers an immense build-up of power that begins instantaneously and is sustained throughout the rev range. The BMW XM LABEL RED will be added to the model range in autumn 2023.

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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 everyday driving range of the BMW i8 on a full fuel tank and with a fully charged battery is more than 500 kilometers (310 miles) in COMFORT mode. The BMW i8 accelerates from 0 – 100 km/h in 4.4

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Volkswagen unveils updated Golf; Millerized engines, semi-automated driving, digital cockpit and gesture control

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As a world-first in the compact class, the top-of-the-range “Discover Pro” infotainment system can be operated by gesture control. inch screen it forms a conceptual and visual entity with the Active Info Display (digital instrument panel), which is also new to the Golf. l/100 km (48 mpg US), equating to 110 g/km CO 2.

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Volkswagen introduces the Sport Coupé Concept GTE PHEV at Geneva; 118 mpg US

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l/100 km (118 mpg US), or 46 g CO 2 /km. Despite this dynamic performance, the concept car has an EC combined fuel consumption of 118 mpg US. The total driving range on one tank of gasoline is more than 745 miles (1,199 km). The instrument cluster is a prototype of a newly conceptualized Active Info Display with 3D graphics.

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Promised VW Passat plug-in hybrid to debut at Paris show; both sedan and wagon

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Dr. Winterkorn said that a plug-in hybrid version of the Volkswagen Passat would join the Group’s range of low-CO 2 vehicles “soon.” ( Earlier post.). The NEDC consumption (for hybrid vehicles) is more than 117 mpg US (under 2.0 Based on the new eight-generation Passat ( earlier post ), the new Passat GTE combines a 1.4-liter

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