As I’ve just before, this whole trend and push to make cars more economical has resulted in a decrease in driving fun. But at the same time, it’s inevitable since times are changing. For example, a research poll conducted by Opinion Research Corp. and commissioned by the Consumer Federation of America showed that 62% of [...]
Earlier this week, we wrote that federal regulators were considering imposing incrementally increasing minimum fuel-efficiency standards over the next few years, eventually reaching 47 mpg – 62 mpg by 2025. The plan would increase car costs by about $770 to $3,500. A trade group that represents Detroit’s three automakers as well as Toyota, is urging [...]
Shell Oil will meet with the federal government this week to propose an ambitious plan seeking permission to drill up to 10 exploratory oil wells beneath Alaska’s Arctic waters. The company has led the way for five years to convince regulators and environmentalists and server courts that it could drill in the region without causing [...]
Often taken for granted by drivers, the headlight has been rapidly evolving with new technologies that make it more than just a lamp, but a distinct design feature. Premium vehicles, such as those made by Audi, have shown us the design possibilities that LED lights offer, while the use of xenon HID lamps are rapidly [...]
New cars have had fuel economy information on window sticker for quite sometime, but buyers searching used car lots hadn’t had the luxury of such information until now. The EPA is now providing old fuel economy stickers for used car buyers and sellers through its website fueleconomy.gov. The estimates are not new however, but based on [...]
FoMoCo announced today that its all new 2012 Ford Focus delivers an EPA estimated 40 mpg on the highway, keeping up to par with competitors such as the Chevrolet Cruze Eco and the Hyundai Elantra. EPA estimated city fuel-economy comes in at 28 mpg for the new focus. We should make one thing clear here [...]
Volkswagen AG is aiming really hard to launch a 100 mpg Golf in the year 2020 – that is if the world doesn’t end in 2012, which it won’t. Anyway, this Golf will meet the new outrageously-stringent EU fuel economy regulations. During an interview with our friends at Autocar, Senior VW sources said that it [...]
FoMoCo has announced that it wants to match the fuel-economy figures set by Volkswagen and its BlueMotion variant vehicles. Global product boss Derek Kuzak said the key to frugality continues to be the main focus during the development of Ford vehicles. Kuzak and his team are tackling issues such as weight, low rolling resistance and [...]
The EPA has released its estimated fuel-economy rating for the 2012 Fiat 500 hatchback and it looks like the compact cars will rank near top of the non-hybrid small cars but will fall short of 40 mpg. When mated to a 5-speed manual transmission, the 2012 Fiat 500 averages 30/38 mpg (city/highway) or 33 combined. [...]
Remember the Volkswagen L1 Concept – well, today the German automaker has release the second iteration of the concept called the XL1. What’s the main goal of the XL1? To get closer to Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Piech’s vision of “bringing to the market a production car that was practical for everyday use with a fuel [...]
