Articles tagged with: gas mileage
Subcompact Accent offers value and fuel efficiency.
The Hyundai Accent is a subcompact model, available as a four-door sedan or as a five-door hatchback. This model is priced from $12,445 for the sedan and from $14,595 …
Higher fuel standards are coming under fire.
WASHINGTON — The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a nonprofit public policy organization based in our nation’s capital, has come out in opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Obama …
Car manufacturers are big on promoting their fuel efficient vehicles, as consumers continue to look for ways to reduce their pain at the gas pump. Some automakers are claiming fuel efficiency leadership including the Ford …
Toyota seeks to raise the subcompact model bar.
LOS ANGELES – The next generation Toyota Yaris will hit Toyota showrooms this fall, representing a slightly larger model, but featuring improved fuel economy. This subcompact vehicle, available …
Herndon, Va. — Volkswagen of America, Inc., has announced pricing for its Tennessee-built 2012 Passat, an all-new model that will cost $7,000 less than the the 2010 VW Passat, the last generation model. With a …
By Jason Lancaster
We’ve all heard that pickup trucks are some of the worst offenders when it comes to gas mileage. To hear the media tell it, pickup trucks are tremendous low-tech gas guzzlers that waste …
The Toyota Corolla is the best selling car of all time, with over 37 million units sold since this model was introduced in 1966. Along with the midsize Toyota Camry, the compact Corolla has been …
By Andrew G. Rosen
After several weeks of debate, I decided to make the plunge: I bought myself a MINI Cooper. Like most first-timers, I was hesitant. Do good things really come in small packages? Here …
The numbers are in: the Environmental Protection Agency has rated the pure-electric Nissan LEAF at 99 mpg for combined driving or 92 mpg city, 106 mpg highway. Those numbers, long debated and anticipated by Nissan …
The fuel economy estimates provided by the Environmental Protection Agency are just that – estimates. However, they also offer consumers a good indication of what sort of fuel mileage they can expect around town, on …
When I was asked this past May if I would be interested in testing a product called the “Fuel Efficiency Adviser” ($159.95, www.fuelefficiency centers.com) I didn’t hesitate to …
Last August, when General Motors first began to really push the Chevrolet Cruze by having media specialists show up at a gathering in Lordstown, Ohio, the plant where the car will be assembled, GM indicated …
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM) is an organization that consists of many of the major automakers selling cars in the US, focusing on safety and environmental issues as well as presenting a united front …
