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

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More than a fifth of the compact cars built by Mercedes-Benz stay in Germany, with Great Britain and Italy the next-largest markets. The CLA 200 CDI diesel, with an output of 100 kW (136 hp), is particularly efficient: it has a top speed of 215 km/h (134 mph) and a combined consumption figure of just 3.9 Mercedes connect me”.

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Jeep Cherokee in Europe gains new 2.2L MultiJet II diesel

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Made in the Pratola Serra plant, near Avellino, Italy, the new 2.2 MultiJet II 200 hp reaches a top speed of 127 mph (204 km/h). It accelerates from zero to 62 mph in 8.5 mpg US and CO 2 emissions of 150 g/km. MultiJet II 200 hp with Active Drive II and low-range has a top speed of 126 mph (203 km/h), 0-62 mph time of 8.7

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Lamborghini using Maxwell ultracaps in stop-start system in Aventador

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Under low load and at speeds of less than 135 km/h (84 mph), the CDS deactivates one cylinder bank, allowing the power unit to run as an inline six. At highway speeds of around 130 km/h (81 mph) the reduction in consumption and emissions is as much as 20%.

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Road Test: 2023 Maserati Grecale Modena Mild Hybrid

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The EPA rates fuel economy at 22 mpg city/29 highway/25 combined while running on 91 octane. It was a challenge to not tromp on the accelerator, because this is a Maserati, of course, but in our 327 miles driving through Southern California we had a 100-mile all-freeway run at 65 mph deliver 30.6 With 0-60 mph in 5.3

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Kia introducing bi-fuel gasoline-LPG Picanto in Europe

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mpg US ) and CO 2 emissions of 100 g/km; automatic stop-start (ISG) equipped models will achieve 5.6 l/100 km (42 mpg US ) and 97 g/km. The Picanto’s top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph) is unchanged from the standard 1.0-liter The new variant, introduced at the Frankfurt show, will record fuel economy in LPG mode of 5.8 l/100 km (40.6

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European Sales of Chevy Spark Begin 1Q 2010 with Two Engines at Launch, LPG Variants

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The smaller of the two units is of 995cc displacement and produces 68 hp (50 kW) at 6,400 rpm, enough to power the car from 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in 15.5 seconds, and on to a top speed of 154 km/h (96 mph). L/100 km (46 mpg US) of fuel, with CO 2 emissions of 119 g/km. It accelerates from 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 12.1

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First European Lighthouse Project for Hydrogen Fuel Cars to Launch in Norway; 17 Fuel Cell Vehicles and Refueling Station in 2011

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Ten Mercedes-Benz B-class F-Cell Cars; two Alfa Romeo MiTo fuel cell vehicles from Centro Ricerche FIAT (Italy); and five electric city cars with fuel cell range extension from H2 Logic (Denmark) will be provided in 2011 for daily operation in Oslo and on specific tours in southern Norway and the whole Scandinavian region. Earlier post.).

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