Articles tagged with: mpg
Replacement for the Tiburon hits the market.
The Hyundai Veloster is a three-door coupe, an unusual vehicle designed to grab the attention of hip, urban, youthful drivers. As innovatively styled as it is sporty, well appointed …
Kia’s minivan soldiers on.
The Kia Sedona is a seven-passenger minivan and is made in South Korea. This vehicle is powered by its front wheels and offers a V-6 engine paired with a 6-speed automatic transmission. …
Lone Fiat model achieves top safety recognition.
The 2012 Fiat 500, a subcompact car introduced earlier this year, is a top safety pick of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, special recognition that was already awarded …
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 …
Popular selling sedan receives a nip/tuck.
When car manufacturers consider a next generation model, designers are given two choices: present an offering that is evolutionary or one that is revolutionary. The seventh generation Toyota Camry, a …
Higher fuel standards proposed for 2017 to 2025.
WASHINGTON – Americans don’t agree on much these days, but one area where the populace wants change is with our nation’s dependency on foreign oil. Clearly fed up …
Mazda is getting in on the 40 mpg craze, with plans for its updated Mazda3 to reach that important mileage threshold when it goes on sale later this year. The 2012 Mazda3 made its debut …
Fiat will likely assume dominant control of Chrysler early in 2012 due to its decision this week to pay $1.3 billion to increase its stake in the Detroit automaker to 46 percent, up from 30 …
Fluidic Sculpture
Hyundai Motors has been making plenty of use of the term “fluidic sculpture” to describe the design of its new vehicles, starting with the midsize Hyundai Sonata and later with the Elantra, its compact …
We’ve been hearing since this past spring that Chevrolet expected an “economy” version of its compact Chevy Cruze to be certified by the EPA at 40 miles per gallon highway when the testing was accomplished …
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 …
By now, you may have heard reports about a Ford Fusion Hybrid achieving fantastic gas mileage, much higher than the EPA certified 41 mpg city, 36 mpg highway. Amazingly, a team of hypermilers squeezed the …


