Tag Archive 'Gas Mileage'

A good gas mileage SUV is an imporatant and popular decision in the car world these days.  Why get 20 MPG when you can  get 50% better with ease.  Hybrid SUV’s return both excellent city and highway MPG numbers.  But there are many good gas mileage SUV’s out there that are excellent performers.  And for [...]

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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 [...]

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Back in the 70’s when gas cost pennies, being fuel efficient was the last thing on the minds of Americans.  But now our car purchases revolve around what vehicle gets the most miles per gallon.  Only the rich can afford to buy supercars that drink gas like a pirate drinks rum; the rest of us [...]

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My Prius gets 65 MPG!  Well big hairy deal.  Next years car will get 100 MPG….guaranteed!  The real news is the $10 Million purse the X PRIZE Foundation will give to the first company to produce a vehicle to break that golden 100 Mile Per Gallon barrier. This foundation is the same that recently paid…you [...]

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Flex Fuel is Cheaper but you get bad gas mileage and you cannot go as far on a tank of gas.  What’s the deal with Flex Fuel.  You see those big suv’s rocking the little badge on the back, but what exactly is “Flex Fuel.”  Well Flex Fuel is also know as E85.  The “E” [...]

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Toyota decided to make the Prius repulsive from the beginning.  I am saying Delorean ugly.  Then again hybrid drives don’t buy these cars for their looks do they?  We can all agree the Prius is the man when it comes to MPG.   Well there is a body enhancement package from AutoLabo that betters the [...]

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