Hyundai and Kia Fined $100 Million Over False Fuel Economy Ratings
3 Nov 2014, 18:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After Ford reimbursed about 215,000 customers for exaggerated fuel economy ratings, now is the time for Kia and Hyundai to pay the price of lying. Without beating around the bush, the US government ...
MINI Forced to Publish New MPG Ratings by the EPA
23 Oct 2014, 08:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The fuel-efficiency watchdog of the US, the Environmental Protection Agency, took the new MINI hardtop models for a spin and wasn’t satisfied with what it found. As it turns out, the results t...
Five Alternatives to Electrified Cars that Can Do Over 35 MPG
13 Aug 2014, 18:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This week's big news for BMW fans was the EPA rating for the i8. According to the Germans, the car will do 134 mpg (2.1 l/100 km) on the combined cycle, in EU tests. However, the Americans are ...
US-Spec Mercedes-Benz SL 400 Coming with 329 HP, 27 mpg Highway
12 Aug 2014, 12:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Remember the first generation SLK AMG, which came with a 3.2-liter supercharged V6 capable of 349 hp? Mercedes steered itself away from that type of powertrain for a while, but it seems force-induce...
BMW i8 Gets 28 MPG EPA Rating
11 Aug 2014, 09:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW has been quite adamant about the efficiency of the i8, making it one of their strong suits when it came to comparing it to other cars in its segment. Well, there aren’t any but people will...
No Gas Guzzler Tax for the 2015 BMW M3 and M4 Says EPA
3 Jun 2014, 09:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It’s true that few people actually care about how much fuel an M3 would eat up but a lot of them care about taxes. Therefore, the ratings the Environmental Protection Agency gave the new M car...
BMW i3 Rated by EPA, Tops List of Efficient EVs
2 May 2014, 10:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After months of teasing and testing done by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the BMW i3 was finally rated by the organization and the numbers it got pushed it to the top of the “T...
Gas Mileage on New Cars Hits All-Time High
6 Apr 2014, 11:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute reported that the average fuel economy of new cars sold in the U.S. has reached 25.4 miles per gallon in March 2014. To put that figure i...
2015 Chrysler 200 Full MPG Figures Revealed
27 Mar 2014, 15:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chrysler has unveiled EPA-estimated fuel economy numbers for the redesigned 2015 200 sedan. As expected, the most fuel efficient version of the car is the one powered by the 2.4-liter Tigershark...
2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Rated at 28 MPG, Tops Full-size Truck Segment
5 Feb 2014, 09:34 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ram has announced that the 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel, which is powered by an all-new 3.0-liter V6 oil burner, was rated at 28 miles per gallon on the highway and 23 miles per gallon combined (city/hig...
2014 Ford Transit Connect Van Rated at 30 MPG Highway
4 Feb 2014, 15:47 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2014 Ford Transit Connect van can return up to an EPA-estimated 30 miles per gallon on the highway, the Blue Oval manufacturer announced earlier this week. The number is available for models fit...
Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Gets EPA Rated
23 Dec 2013, 16:38 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The smallest AMG model to ever hit the United States is the odd apple of the Affalterbach orchard, with its compact-based roots managing to win quite a deal more fans than Mercedes-Benz was initiall...
Ford’s 2.0-liter EcoBoost Police Interceptor Rated Most Fuel-Efficient Police Vehicle
26 Nov 2013, 10:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford has announced that their new 2.0-liter EcoBoost non-pursuit Police Interceptor Sedan achieved an EPA-certified mileage of 20 mpg city, 30 mpg highway and 24 mpg combined, becoming the most fuel...
EPA to Reduce Ethanol Requirement
18 Nov 2013, 09:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it has proposed to reduce the amount of ethanol that is required to be mixed with the gasoline supply. This is the first time the EPA has taken st...
2014 Ford Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost Rated at 45 MPG Highway
29 Oct 2013, 09:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A 1-liter engine in a Ford? That sounds like a bad deal at first glance, but European customers have been enjoying the Fiesta EcoBoost for about a year now. About half the cars sold overseas have th...
2014 Ford Fusion 1.5-liter EcoBoost Rated at 23/36 MPG
10 Oct 2013, 08:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2014 Ford Fusion SE fitted with the company’s smaller turbocharged 1.5-liter four-cylinder mill returns an estimated 23 miles per gallon in the city and 36 miles per gallon on the highway,...
2014 Corvette Stingray with Six-Speed Automatic Rated at 28 MPG
5 Oct 2013, 09:29 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray with the six-speed automatic gearbox returns 28 miles per gallon on the highway and 16 miles per gallon in the city, according to official EPA estimates. This...
2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 Gets Rated by The EPA
27 Sep 2013, 14:26 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 has hit most dealerships in the United States this month and the Environmental Protection Agency have just released their official fuel economy ratings for the model. A...
Nine GM Plants Earn the US EPA Energy Star
21 Aug 2013, 16:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors has announced that nine of its facilities have earn the US EPA Energy Star voluntary Challenge for industry, bringing the company’s total to 63, a world record in the automotive...
2014 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 MPG Ratings Announced
16 Aug 2013, 14:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Jeep has announced EPA fuel economy figures for the 2014 Cherokee fitted with the company’s Active Drive I four-wheel drive system. According to Jeep, the 2.4-liter Tigershark-powered versi...