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VW Scirocco gets a completely new range of engines; up to 20 PS more power and 19% more fuel efficient

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mpg US) with the 92 kW 1.4 l/100 km (56 mpg US) with the 110 kW 2.0 Coupés have been an important part of the Volkswagen model range for decades. By the end of 2013, 212,450 Scirocco had left the Volkswagen factory in Palmela, Portugal. With its entry-level engines, the Scirocco consumes 5.4 l/100 km (43.6 TSI, and 4.2

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Honda targets new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency with 8,500-mile diesel drive across Europe

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i-DTEC engine provides 120 PS (118 hp, 88 kW) of power and 300 N·m (221 lb-ft) of torque, 62 mpg US (3.8 Honda aims to win a new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency in an 8,500-mile (13,679 km) drive across all 24 contiguous EU countries in a 1.6 i-DTEC diesel engined Honda Civic Tourer. In the Civic Tourer, the 1.6

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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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