If ever there was a car made for the times and the going green trend, this would seem to be it: the new Ford Fiesta. It’s a sporty compact with the seating capability of five and gets about 65mpg. It seems like the perfect car the only negative thing is, it’s not sold in the [...]
Category Archive for 'diesel'
41 MPG for only $21k! From a Diesel No Less
Posted in Cars, Gas Mileage, Volkwagen, diesel, fuel economy on Sep 27th, 2009
I am going to ruin the rest of the weekend for everyone reading this who owns a hybrid. The Jetta gets 41 MPG on the highway! And that’s just the EPA rating! Real world figures are right at the 50 MPG mark. Well your Prius gets that too right? Maybe, but is you Prius turbocharged? [...]
Volkswagen Polo TDI gets 60 MPG!
Posted in Cars, Gas Mileage, diesel, fuel economy on Sep 24th, 2009
The Polo may be a step down from the already lowly Rabbit; but it is a giant step forward in terms of Gasoline powered Efficiency. has 4-doors, a reasonable price tag, and last but not least: a sweet little engine. Europeans have always known what we Americans have been missing: Turbo-diesel power is the way [...]