Green Cars - A Brighter and Cleaner Future
You’ll also find that another great car for the environment is the Smart For Two car. It is a small car that only needs a very small motor - a 3 cylinder engine, which gets about 33 mpg around town. The Nissan Altima Hybrid is also an …
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Economy Car Champs: Small Relief for Gas Pain
The Smart For Two averages about 40 mpg and has very little storage room, although the driver and passenger feel comfy thanks to offset seats. The three-cylinder engine has to work awfully hard, but if you can get a base model at about …
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Mercedes-Benz outlines Road to the Future, from BlueTEC diesel to …
This is why Mercedes-Benz opted to introduce the smooth ECO start/stop function in the A- and B-Class - a system that had already proven itself in principle in the smart fortwo micro hybrid drive, and was further developed for the A- …
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smart cdi (diesel) hypermiler from Vancouver Canada
Sorry for the cut and past intro, but it’ll give you a really good idea what my experience with the smart car and fuel economy issues is. I’ve been promoting fuel economy for about 4 years now, and would agree that I am a moderate …
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Would Clean Diesel Engines Be Popular Now?
Consider this, diesel engine manufactures are aiming to produce auto engines that are efficient enough to provide between 30% to 40% fuel economy. Thus even if consumers paid 10% more for premium diesel, given the engines’ fuel economy …
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Toyota microcar
If you look at it, the Smart is pretty much an overpriced Ligier. This Toyota will still be a car (I assume it will have an interesting Toyota engine in it) and will seat four. The Smart seats two, and has a fuel economy, …
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Fuel economy: Stop idling and start saving
While testing fuel economy tips, the authors of this article found that shutting off the engine is %26quot;more important than we assumed.%26quot; In fact, they discovered that avoiding excessive idling can improve fuel economy up to 19%. …
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Smart Car (Fortwo)
Pros- Great fuel economy, super fun to drive, safe, affordable. Cons- no arm rests, no cruise control, strong cross winds can be a problem. MSRP:$11590 - $16590; With gas prices on the rise smart cars and energy friendly alternatives …
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A Coupe for All Seasons - BMW 328xi
Performance is perfectly adequate and with the price of fuel as uncertain as it is, smart buyers will trade off marginal power for good mileage. I drove the car all over the Cascades and central Oregon and I liked it better and better …
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Americans Downsize to Accomidate Fuel Prices
If a consumer has owned a vehicle for three years or less and hasn’t paid off the loan, %26quot;it often doesn’t pay to downsize,%26quot; said Consumer Reports, %26quot;even if the new car’s fuel economy is much better.%26quot; The magazine recommended that …
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