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Nissan Boosts Fuel Economy By Redesigning CVT In 2013 Altima

One of the best ways to improve fuel economy is to keep a car's engine operating at its most efficient speed, regardless of how fast the vehicle is traveling. That's the principle behind continuously variable transmissions, or CVTs, which use belts and variable pulleys to match road speed to an...

November 29, 2011 by John Voelcker 1

Will Toyota Prius Hit Gas-Mileage Trifecta: 40, 50 & 60 MPG?

November 21, 2011 6

Fuel-Efficient Supercar: McLaren MP4-12C Beats Gas-Guzzler Tax

November 10, 2011 1

Who Hates High-Mileage Cars? Your Local Auto Dealers, That's Who

November 1, 2011 7

2012 Chevrolet Sonic hatchback, road test, Catskill Mountains, Oct 2011

2012 Chevrolet Sonic LT 1.8-Liter Hatchback: Drive Report

It's autumn, so what better way to highlight the changing leaves than a tomato-soup red Chevy Sonic subcompact? Three weeks ago, we drove our first new Sonic: a high-end 2012... October 31, 2011 by John Voelcker 1

2012 Honda Civic HF, Palo Alto, California, October 2011

2012 Honda Civic HF: Quick Drive Of Higher-MPG Civic

Five months ago, we drove the 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid--which gave us slightly more than 45 mpg using "Econ" mode. That's the best gas mileage of any Honda Civic in recent... October 24, 2011 by John Voelcker 3

Fisker: The EPA Is Giving Us Bad Karma, Man

When the EPA's official MPG figures were released for the 2012 Fisker Karma a few days ago, we can't have been the only ones a little disappointed with the 20 MPG figure on... October 21, 2011 by Antony Ingram 10

Prince Albert of Monaco and Henrik Fisker drive Fisker Karma on Monaco Grand Prix circuit, May 2011

Could Fisker Karma's Low MPGs Hurt DoE Car-Tech Loan Program?

Fisker Automotive may have sensed that the 20-mpg EPA rating on their 2012 Karma electric sport sedan was not good news. The company simply omitted the statistic from their... October 19, 2011 by John Voelcker 26

2012 Fisker Karma: 20 MPG On Gasoline, 32-Mi Electric Range

It's been a long and painful year for Fisker Automotive, with deliveries of its 2012 Karma extended-range electric sport sedan repeatedly delayed from the original target of... October 18, 2011 by John Voelcker 72

2012 Mercedes-Benz S 350 Bluetec Clean Diesel: Quick Drive

What can you say about driving a Mercedes-Benz S-Class? It's luxurious, smooth, powerful, packed with features, impressive on the road, and very, very large. Now you can add... October 18, 2011 by John Voelcker 1

2012 Chevrolet Sonic, road test, Catskills Mountains, October 2011

2012 Chevrolet Sonic LTZ Sedan: Weekend Test Drive

"Bracket creep" is the phenomenon where each successive generation of a car gets slightly bigger. It's what allowed the Honda Civic to evolve from the 1973 model, which today... October 14, 2011 by John Voelcker 3

EPA, NHTSA Delay Full 54.5 MPG Rules For 2025 Until November

It was the proposal that brought every automaker selling in the North America market out in a cold sweat. Now, Reuters brings news that the NHTSA and the Environmental... September 29, 2011 by Antony Ingram 3

Upcoming Toyota Prius C '94-MPG' Compact Hybrid Now Has A Name: Aqua

The Prius family of hybrid cars from Toyota is going to get a little bigger as of January when the Japanese automaker will launch a new compact hybrid car for the Japanese... September 28, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 7

2012 Chevrolet Sonic LTZ at GM Orion Assembly Plant, September 2011

2012 Chevrolet Sonic Hits Magic Mark: 40-MPG Highway Rating

It's not always true that the smallest cars get the best gas mileage. In many cases, compact cars get mileage equal to or better mileage than their shorter, stubbier... September 15, 2011 by John Voelcker 4

3 Best-Selling Hybrids: Toyota Prius, Honda Insight, Sonata Hybrid

For a few years now, hybrid sales have been stalled at 2 to 3 percent of the U.S. market. But for the first seven months of this year, the total is at the low end of the... September 9, 2011 by John Voelcker 18

2012 Chrysler 300 To Get 31 MPG Highway, Thanks To 8-Speed Automatic

Half a century ago, automatic transmissions had two or three speeds, and progress has come slowly since then. Today, many cars are still sold with four-speed automatics... September 1, 2011 by John Voelcker 4

2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid MPGs Beat Ford Fusion, Hyundai Sonata

The reviews of the 2012 Toyota Camry mid-size sedan are in now, and the consensus is that it's a competitively priced mild refresh with unadventurous styling. Which may be... August 24, 2011 by John Voelcker 5

Japan Follows Obama's Lead, Will Tighten Gas-Mileage Rules

With agreement among the White House, the EPA and NHTSA, and most major automakers (though not all), the U.S. looks to be well on its way to a corporate average fuel-economy... August 19, 2011 by John Voelcker 3

Outdated Tests Skew CAFE Gas Mileage Ratings: 48-MPH Freeways?

It's widely accepted in the auto industry that all manufacturers game the test cycles used to establish emissions and gas-mileage ratings. Ask auto engineers about the topic... August 15, 2011 by John Voelcker 10