2014 Chevrolet Malibu Pricing, EPA Estimates Announced
29 Aug 2013, 08:41 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chevrolet has announced pricing information and EPA estimates for the redesigned 2014 Malibu mid-size sedan. Besides the new and more attractive design, the Malibu comes with improved fuel efficienc...
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...
2014 Toyota Corolla to Return Up to 42 MPG
14 Aug 2013, 12:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The all-new 2014 Toyota Corolla, scheduled to arrive in US dealerships this fall, will return up to 42 miles per gallon, company senior vice president Bob Carter revealed earlier this week at the J....
2014 BMW 328d Officially Rated at 45 MPG
1 Aug 2013, 07:47 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Although BMW has yet to publish official fuel economy figures for its 2014 328d model, EPA has revealed that the diesel-powered sedan will return 32 miles per gallon in the city and 45 miles per gal...
Ford Fiesta ST EPA-Rated at 35 MPG Highway
30 May 2013, 09:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you're tired of underpowered subcompacts with lack-luster performance, like a 1.6-liter Ford Fiesta, why not stick a turbo on that bad boy and buy a $22,195 Fiesta ST. For family car mone...
2014 Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel Rated at 46 MPG
18 Apr 2013, 11:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / GM is definitely seeing the sunny side this morning, as its latest press statement says the Cruze oil-burner is the most efficient car in America… if you ignore the hybrids. According to t...
Audi A3 1.2 TFSI Is Surprisingly Economical in Britain
26 Feb 2013, 16:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Any newcomer to the Audi family would be forgiven for saying the 2013 A3 hatchback is the same as the old one. The body look about the same, and with a few exceptions the engines on offer have the ...
2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Is More Efficient
22 Feb 2013, 12:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Looking basically the same as the 2012 model, the 2013 Sonata Hybrid was unveiled by Hyundai USA. The model features a more powerful electric motor and slight revisions t the battery. The Sonata ...
Hyundai’s MPG Scandal Could Be Good News for Honda
20 Nov 2012, 16:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / What goes up, must come down! But it seems the opposite is also true in the American auto industry. The Korean automakers profited hugely from Toyota and Honda’s problems with recalls, the str...
BMW 116d Does 103 MPG UK at RAC Future Car Challenge
6 Nov 2012, 09:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We might have mocked BMW for making a 1.6-liter diesel with only 114 horsepower for the F20 1-Series 116d EfficientDynamics. However, the car has some very real eco credentials while also being a de...
2013 Chevy Spark Gets 38 MPG Highway
25 Jul 2012, 11:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If a really small Chevy with five tiny doors and a tiny 1.2-liter engine tickles your fancy, than you should know the Spark is just such a car. Unfortunately, small, cheap cars with tiny engines don...
2013 Ford Taurus 2.0 Ecoboost Rated at 32 MPG
26 Jun 2012, 09:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 2013 Ford Taurus powered by a 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine received its EPA rating of 32 mpg highway, which is impressive for a big sedan that also offers 237 horsepower. Ford is quick to point out...
Average Efficiency of US-Bought Cars Declines in April
6 May 2012, 22:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / According to a recent study by the Transportation Research Center of the University of Michigan, the fuel economy of new vehicles has slightly dropped in April, to a number similar to the average of...
New Fuel Efficiency Standards Coming
20 Apr 2012, 15:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After years of claimed fuel efficiency meaning absolutely nothing for drivers, the European Commission and the UN have joined forces in order to create a global standard of how fuel economy, emissio...
GM Announces Record Sales of 30 mph or Better Cars
2 Apr 2012, 16:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors says during March 2012, combined sales of 12 of their models that get 30 mpg or better have risen to 100,000 units. Total sales for the month will likely point to a new record when th...
Team Achieves 2,564 MPG in Shell Eco-Marathon Americas
19 Apr 2011, 08:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Electric vehicle manufacturers, eat you hearts out... The gazillion dollars you spent on creating electric vehicles with limited range might have been put to better use, had you had more people like...
Chevrolet Camaro 2LS Will Do 30 MPG Highway
17 Feb 2011, 09:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Chevrolet’s Camaro sports-coupe is doing well in the sales war against is main rival. It even managed to beat the Mustang in sales last year, for the first time since 1985. But the blue oval i...
Fiat 500 Rated at 38 mpg Highway by EPA
29 Jan 2011, 15:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The US-spec 2012 Fiat 500 has recently received an EPA rating of 38 mpg on the highway and 30 mpg in the city, while the combined figure stands at 33 mpg. We are talking about the car that comes wit...
Ford Focus EcoMode Teaches Driving Skills
24 Jan 2011, 09:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We know anyone who is a driver doesn't really like anybody telling them how to drive when behind the wheel. This simple yet obviously true observation, however, only applies to humans, as we ar...
Nissan Leaf Gets EPA Rating: 99 MPG
23 Nov 2010, 06:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / And this is where thing begin to become blurry. The rise of the electric vehicle will likely cause headaches for consumers, who, knowing that the Leaf for instance is a pure EV, will have a hard tim...