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Under the right foot of numerous Car & Driver editors, efficiency is hard to come by. Nevertheless, some cars perform above all reasonable expectations.
- Ford Announces 2011 Mustang Gt V8's Fuel Economy Ratings
With its new 3.5 liter V6, the 2011 Mustang became the first 305-horsepower car to return 31 miles per gallon. Now the 5.0 liter, 412-horsepower V8 has been rated, and it returns a best-in-class 26 miles per gallon on the highway and 17 in the city when...
- 2011 Honda Crz Real World Fuel Economy Tested By Evo
In issue 144 of evo magazine, the Honda CRZ was put through its paces alongside the diesel-powered Seat Ibiza FR TDI and the Volkswagen Scirocco 1.4 TSI 160. Although evo's editors were keen on discovering the extent to which the honda CRZ would live...
- Real World Fuel Economy: Kia Forte Koup Vs Toyota Rav4 & Volkswagen Golf Tdi Vs Volkswagen Gti
Thousands of factors contribute to one car's poor fuel economy and another's terrific fuel economy. Okay, perhaps not thousands. But take into consideration the following variables: temperature, driving style, the vehicle's odometer reading,...
- Lamborghini Gallardo/murcielago/reventon Emissions "immeasurable"
After arriving in Nova Scotia, The Good Car Brother bemoaned his Chevrolet Suburban's poor fuel economy and envied the efficiency of GoodCarBadCar's recent long-term addition, an '09 smart fortwo. Traveling extensively on highways all across...
- Full-time Position, Temporary, Cushy Office, No Benefits?
Recently, Car & Driver magazine tested a Nissan Altima Hybrid. The Altima's greenest version takes a lot of its technology (and the research behind it) from Toyota. The hardware is very similar to what Toyota offers in the Camry Hybrid, but optimized...
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MPG IN CAR & DRIVER DECEMBER
Under the right foot of numerous Car & Driver editors, efficiency is hard to come by. Nevertheless, some cars perform above all reasonable expectations.For example, Chevrolet's basic Corvette - upgraded with the Z51 suspension package as well as dual-mode exhaust for 6 more horses - spent an afternoon lapping Gratton Raceway and sipped just a gallon of fuel for every 25 miles driven. True, it wasn't just hot laps. But still, this is a car with 436 horsepower, a top speed of 186 miles per hour, and a 0-60 time of 4.1 seconds. 25 miles per gallon? That's just 1mpg less than the Vette's official EPA highway figure.Â
Not much worse is the Corvette Z06 with 505 horsepower, an extra 12mph at the top end, and a 0-60 time of 3.6 seconds. That Corvette travelled 20 miles on a gallon. Somewhat worse was the $117,750 Corvette ZR1. 638 horses need to fed. Apparently, they need to be fed a lot. Every 12 miles required a gallon.
That's still better than C/D's Bugatti Veyron tester. True, with over 1000 horsepower and almost 4500 pounds, the Bugatti is expected to guzzle. Indeed, smack dab in the middle of 8mpg and 14mpg (the Veyron's EPA city and highway figures, respectively) sits the 11 miles per gallon attained by Car and Driver. Not bad.
Others from C/D's December issue include:
- Honda's new Fit, in Sport trim with a 5-speed manual, at 31mpg.
- HKS's turbocharged first-gen Fit, at 24mpg.
- a Suzuki SX4 hatchback from Road Race Motorsports at 25mpg.
- C/D's long-term diesel-powered Mercedes-Benz GL320 CDI, at 22mpg.
- Volkswagen's Tiguan SEL 4Motion at 22mpg
- and the rotary-driven Mazda RX-8 R3 at 15mpg.
- Ford Announces 2011 Mustang Gt V8's Fuel Economy Ratings
With its new 3.5 liter V6, the 2011 Mustang became the first 305-horsepower car to return 31 miles per gallon. Now the 5.0 liter, 412-horsepower V8 has been rated, and it returns a best-in-class 26 miles per gallon on the highway and 17 in the city when...
- 2011 Honda Crz Real World Fuel Economy Tested By Evo
In issue 144 of evo magazine, the Honda CRZ was put through its paces alongside the diesel-powered Seat Ibiza FR TDI and the Volkswagen Scirocco 1.4 TSI 160. Although evo's editors were keen on discovering the extent to which the honda CRZ would live...
- Real World Fuel Economy: Kia Forte Koup Vs Toyota Rav4 & Volkswagen Golf Tdi Vs Volkswagen Gti
Thousands of factors contribute to one car's poor fuel economy and another's terrific fuel economy. Okay, perhaps not thousands. But take into consideration the following variables: temperature, driving style, the vehicle's odometer reading,...
- Lamborghini Gallardo/murcielago/reventon Emissions "immeasurable"
After arriving in Nova Scotia, The Good Car Brother bemoaned his Chevrolet Suburban's poor fuel economy and envied the efficiency of GoodCarBadCar's recent long-term addition, an '09 smart fortwo. Traveling extensively on highways all across...
- Full-time Position, Temporary, Cushy Office, No Benefits?
Recently, Car & Driver magazine tested a Nissan Altima Hybrid. The Altima's greenest version takes a lot of its technology (and the research behind it) from Toyota. The hardware is very similar to what Toyota offers in the Camry Hybrid, but optimized...