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New Volkswagen Polo BlueGT with cylinder deactivation offers gasoline engine fuel economy of up to 52 mpg US

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l/100 km/h (50 mpg US), equivalent to 108 g/km CO 2. l/100 km (52 mpg US), equivalent to 105 g/km CO 2. TSI in the Polo BlueGT is the top engine of the entirely new EA211 series of petrol engines. The TSI develops a power output of 103 kW / 138 hp, with a combined fuel consumption of 4.7 Earlier post.)

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Audi makes A3 petrol choice a greener choice

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German carmaker, Audi reckons its making the choice between diesel and petrol even harder for Europeans with the arrival of the reworked 1.2 mpg on a combined cycle. TFSI engine on its all-new A3 model. This new engine choice offers both gains in efficiency and performance, with faster acceleration and up to 57.6 That compares [.].

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In Europe, Ford introduces Mondeo hybrid wagon, 2.0L EcoBlue diesel for Mondeo

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Combined with the benefits of a low CO 2 petrol engine we expect the Hybrid to account for up to 50 percent of sales. l/100 km (56 mpg US) for the four-door, and anticipated CO 2 emissions from 101 g/km and fuel efficiency from 4.4 mpg US) for the wagon. mpg US) fuel efficiency. l/100 km (48 mpg US) fuel efficiency.

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Mercedes-AMG entry-level SL 43 features electric exhaust gas turbocharger from Formula 1 for the first time in production vehicle

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For example, while the legendary 300 SL Gullwing in 1954 was the world’s first series-produced passenger car with direct petrol injection, the new Mercedes-AMG SL 43 is now the very first series-produced vehicle with an electric exhaust gas turbocharger. mpg US), combined CO 2 emissions 214-201 g/km. l/100 km (25-26.4

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Ford adds new petrol EcoBoost to Mondeo range

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Ford has added a new cleaner petrol engine option to its latest Mondeo range to offer lower emissions and higher fuel efficiency. litre direct injection turbo petrol EcoBoost engine offers turbo-boosted performance while returning over 41 mpg. The new UK-built 1.6 litre engine joins the 2.0

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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Used Priuses, especially the Generation 2 that were made from 2004 to 2009 are becoming a bargain to buy, especially for the MPG and features you get in return. The official fuel consumption is 5 l/100 km (47 mpg US) and that is bang on for us as well. l/100 km (51 mpg US) in the summer, and 5.3 l/100 km (44 mpg US) in winter.

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India to introduce new fuel efficiency standards

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mpg US, 7.1 mpg US, 5.8 for petrol cars and from 15.5 India plans to introduce new fuel efficiency standards; the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards will give auto manufacturers time until 2015 to increase fuel economy from the current average of 14.1 km/liter (33.2 L/100km) of gasoline to 17.3 km/liter (40.7

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