Car performance is based on a number of factors and a car which may be rated as good in one location may be absolutely off the mark in another. For this reason gas mileage comparison for different cars becomes quite tricky but with a few tips it can be achieved. Performance also depends on fuel consumption and we know just too well that this is something that is affected by other factors. Some cars can not be compared because they have the same engines and cover the same distances so logically there would be no comparison to make. For example, Toyota highlander and Lexus RX 400h both have 3.3 liter 6 cylinder engine and they both cover 28 city and 27 highway miles per gallon. However, we cannot fail to note that there are some cars that have the same engines but deliver different results. …show more content…
Chevrolet HHR FWD and Honda Element 2Wd both use 2.4 liter four cylinder engine but deliver 21 city, 28 highway and 20 city and 25 highway miles per gallon respectively. Other factors are at play when in comes to gas mileage comparison. Gas mileage comparison can be done for cars with different engine power. Logically, vehicles with more engine power should have better mile coverage than those with low power engines. There are a few exceptions here and there like the Toyota RAV4 4WD and Mercedes-Benz R320 CDI 4matic use 3.5 liter six cylinders and 3liter six cylinders respectively but they both deliver 19 city and 26 highway miles per
II. Diesel engines in turn run more efficiently or simply get better miles per gallon than a similar sized gasoline engine.
Gas mileage for the 2010 Dodge Charger will vary depending on which model you choose. The base model, with its relatively puny V6, has surprisingly unimpressive gas mileage, burning through 18 MPG in the city, 26 on the highway, and 21 combined. Compare this to the 3.5 and Rallye models which have standard ratings of 17/25/20 for the all-wheel drive model, and only slightly worse for the rear-wheel drive. Stepping up to the V8 engines predictably decreases fuel mileage. The R/T has fuel economy ratings of 16/25/19 while the SRT8 comes in at 13/19/15.
When you look at the 2017 Dodge Truck differences, one of the noteworthy differences is how the Ram 1500 HFE 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 got around 29 miles per gallon on the highway. When you compare it to the Ford F-150 3.5L EcoBoost, it got around 24 mpg with highway driving, and the Chevrolet Silverado 1500/GMC Slerra 1500 5.3L EcoTec3 V8, only got 23 mpg with driving on the way. That's a five to six mpg difference that adds up to more money saved in terms of gas. For a long time, Dodge trucks have been known for their quality on the
Also comparing these two type of cars on their efficiency looking at the Average mpg. American cars log behind foreign cars.but only great thing american cars have is going green in that department with hybrid wagon. Foreign cars fuel standards are so high in different regions,where they can run races. Far surpassed American cars,they have notoriously able to give efficiency in their
According to Charles Amann who was retiree of General Motor (GM), weak performing vehicle does not sell to consumers because of its choice of engines. I believe that that this argument is weak because consumers as of today are prioritize fuel economy vehicles because of gas prices gone up and advance technology is becoming more powerful. For example, good fuel economy engine is yet still powerful as regular old standard engine. Technology has change more advance than ever. I think they don’t realize that people will start buying cars that meets CAFE standards once they start to develop more fuel economy engines. There is one persuasive argument and I believe is more convincing. The more higher efficiency a car the more expensive the car will be is not so convincing, however, decreasing the cost of oil change and decreasing the cost of maintain is convincing to buyers because that will help them save money for long term and newer cars are becoming more advance for less
When it comes to gas powered cars, there are some reasons why it’s morely prefered. First of all, the electric car is still relatively new, while gas powered cars have been around since the beginning. The transition to an electric car may not be so easy, as having a gas car is what everyone is used to. The gas powered car can also travel longer distances, due to having more power than an electric car as an electric car can travel about 100 miles in one charge. However there are many other reasons why an electric vehicle is the better choice for transportation purposes.
At first glance, someone who doesn’t know much about either of the two engines might ask, “What’s the difference?” To the untrained eye they might look exactly alike, but don’t judge the engine by its exterior look.
Not only is the 2007 KIA Sportage efficient in that it gets me to my destination, but it is also fairly fuel-efficient as it earns
There has been lots of controversy on whether hybrid vehicles are environmentally better than gas vehicles. In this new age of technology and vast growth of human population, there would have to be ways to make driving environmentally healthy considering the fact that millions of people drive(Goffman, “Electric Car Batteries Could Provide Energy for the Smart Grid”). Hybrid cars use clean electric , while gas powered cars use harmful polluting fossil fuels. For the most part, to make sure that this world becomes cleaner, hybrid cars will definitely need to be used in the future. Hybrid cars are environmentally better than gas cars.
17. Are we ahead of – or behind - China in regard to vehicle fuel efficiency?
The Lincoln Continental has the gas mileage at 17 City and 26 Hwy which isn’t bad for a 3.0L GTDI V6 engine with 400 hp. The safety precautions that they have are as follows:
2. EPA highway driving gives 13miles per gallon and city 8, but when put in top speed mode gives 3 miles per gallon per minute or it drinks 1.4 gallons of fuel per minute.
Each gallon of gasoline you burn creates 20 pounds of GHG. That 's about 7 to 10 tons of GHG produced a year for a regular vehicle (“Reduce Climate Change” 1). Getting better gas mileage is a good thing because it means that people can get better miles per gallon without releasing as many carbon emissions. According to Barack Obama’s administration, they have approved regulations that will force automakers to nearly double the average gas mileage of all new cars and trucks they sell in America by 2025 (Krisher 1). This will make it so all automakers will produce vehicles that will be less detrimental to the environment and will help fend off the hazardous effects certain to come with climate change. Fuel efficient cars are considered advantageous because of their “smaller gasoline engine”, which release fewer pollution emissions (“Fuel Efficient Cars...” 1). A car that is considered fuel efficient does not consume a lot of gas and gives the best possible mileage. The less fuel consumed by the car, the less smoke that will come out of the exhaust. As a result, the damage done to the global atmosphere is less ruinous. Gases, like carbon dioxide are harmful to us as well as our environment. They aid in depleting our ozone layer, causing detrimental global climatic changes. Fuel-efficient cars will help in reducing pollution by at least 50% (“Environmental Benefits of
Let us begin this report by examining how closely related Cost/Mile is to the Size of the car being tested. To do this, a multiple regression analysis was run using Cost/Mile as the dependent variable, and the ‘dummy’ variables Family-Sedan and Upscale-Sedan as independent variables.
Electric cars can also save you money because they do not need gas, but people still say that Electric cars are so much more expensive to buy. For example, the 2011 Nissan LEAF SL has an Manufactured suggested retail price also known as (MSRP) of $33,7207, the four door 2011 Honda Civic Si offers many of the similar features for price of %$24,4051. That’s over $9,000 cheaper. But there is a catch, the United states government is offering $7,500 in federal tax rebate for the purchases of a new Electric cars. Many states like California offer an extra $5,000 payment through 2015. That’s a total of $12,500 saving already! In terms of fuel price, if you drive the Honda Civic 15,000 miles per year for five years, the cost for gas would be approximately $10,057. For the same mileages on a LEAF will cost only $3,000