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Mondeo Manages Amazing Figure of Almost 124 MPG

August 17, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

A Ford Mondeo hybrid entered into the 2018 Layer Marney Cup run in Essex returned 123.77mpg on the 80-mile route. Driven by rally driver-turned-hypermiler, Andy Dawson, and co-driver John Chillman, the Mondeo averaged almost 55mpg more than the second-placed hybrid. Powered by a 140PS 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, the powertrain is assisted by the equivalent […]

Filed Under: Daily News Tagged With: A Ford Mondeo hybrid entered into the 2018 Layer Marney Cup run in Essex returned 123.77mpg on the 80-mile route, Andy Dawson, Car Articles, Ford, Ford Modeo, Ford Mondeo hybrid car, John Chillman, MPG, Top MPG cars

Does Your Car Return The MPG You Expect?

April 5, 2017 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The gap between advertised and on-the-road MPG is now at its widest ever point, with just 1 in 10 cars managing to hit their official fuel economy figures, according to new data from HonestJohn.co.uk. The leading consumer-led motoring website analysed 118,000 Real MPG fuel reports, submitted by UK drivers, and found that an average car […]

Filed Under: Daily News Tagged With: Car Articles, Car performance, CO2, fuel economy, Honest John, HonestJohn.co.uk, LVTP, Miles per gallon, MPG, NEDC, New European Driving Cycle, Real world miles per gallon, Real world MPG, WLTP, World Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure

Five Tips For Driving Economically…

August 4, 2015 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Here at Car Articles, we’re big fans of cars of all shapes and sizes. We’re also big fans of the recent advancements in mile per gallon technology for both diesel and petrol engines. After all, better fuel economy means we can use our cars without having to spend more cash right? More importantly perhaps it […]

Filed Under: Driving Advice, Editorial, Money, Technical Tagged With: Car Articles, Engine wear, Gear changes, How to save fuel, How to save on diesel, How to save on petrol, Miles per gallon, Miles per gallon ratings, MPG, Saving Fuel

Audi A6 TDI Ultra Sets New World Record

June 13, 2015 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Audi A6 Ultra TDI

Audi has proved it has what it takes to offer real world miles per gallon in the form of the Audi A6 Ultra TDI. Confirmed by Guinness World Records, the latest executive from the German marque has managed to cross 14 countries and cover a mammoth 1158.9 miles covered on one tank of diesel! That […]

Filed Under: Awards, Daily News, Editorial, Featured Posts, Industry News, New Cars, Technical Tagged With: 28 hour driving adventure, A6, Andrew Frankel, Audi, Audi A6 TDI Ultra, Driving adventures, Efficient cars, German marques, Guinness World Records, How far on one tank, jon Zamett, Latest engine technology, MPG, Performance cars, Real world MPG, Rebecca Jackson, Record breaking cars, Ultra

What’s The Cost Of Inaccurate MPG Figures?

May 6, 2014 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

New car buyers who trust official, government-sanctioned fuel economy figures will pay an average of £1000 more than they expect on fuel over a three-year period, according to What Car? True MPG test results. That is because the official figures are achieved under laboratory conditions that can rarely be replicated in the real world. What Car? True MPG […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Driving Advice, Editorial, Money Tagged With: buying advice, Car Articles, fuel economy, MPG, MPG tests, Real world fuel economy, What Car?

New VW BlueMotion Manages An Amazing MPG Figure

November 23, 2013 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

When it comes to money saving, not all cars are created equally. The Volkswagen BlueMotion is a car that can genuinely save you money, month after month (especially if you keep it for a significant length of time, thus countering the higher initial purchase cost). On a recent test, the car managed a journey of […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Editorial, Money Tagged With: Bluemotion, Fuel efficiency, fuel-efficient cars, Golf, Low rolling resistance tyres, Money saving, MPG, Perfected aerodynamics, Start stop systems, Technical ability, Volkswagen

New SEAT Leon Ecomotive Provides Real Diesel Sipping Economy

November 7, 2013 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

SEAT Leon Ecomotive

If you drive galactic mileages, there’s only one way to really save money – and that’s to buy a car that is as fuel efficient as possible. The 2013 SEAT Leon Ecomotive offers a real treat on the wallet by the way it sips diesel and it is now available for order. A figure of […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Editorial, Featured Posts, New Cars Tagged With: 1.6 TDI, 87 g/km, 99 g/km, Cheap tax, Diesel cars, Ecomotive, Economical cars, Energy Recovery System, estate cars, FR, Fuel efficient engines, fuel-efficient cars, Leon ST, Low emissions, Low VED, Money saving cars, MPG, New Cars, new technology, Seat, Steve Mirfin, Stop/start, VED Band A

Ford Fiesta Clocks Over 100 MPG In Economy Test

October 8, 2012 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The above image is from the 2012 ALD Automotive / Shell FuelSave MPG Marathon and it shows the Ford Fiesta entry on the start line. This car managed an absolutely staggering 108.78mpg over a 370-mile route involving tough, real-world driving in challenging weather conditions. It is the Ford Fiesta ECOnetic 1.6 TDCi. The MPG Marathon […]

Filed Under: Competitions, Daily News, Events, Featured Posts, Technical Tagged With: 2012 ALD Automotive / Shell FuelSave MPG Marathon, Car performance, Competitions, Fuel costs, Fuel saving, How to save on petrol or diesel, Money saving tips, MPG, New Cars, Real world MPG, Ways to save money on fuel

A Quick Tip For Finding Out Real World Economy Figures

April 21, 2012 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

One of the key factors in buying a car these days is how economical it is. This is down to the seemingly ever increasing price of fuel which the government is doing little to curtail. With this in mind, Honest John offers a register for us all to use to give an idea of what […]

Filed Under: Articles Elsewhere, Money, Other sites Tagged With: fuel, Fuel costs, Honest John, Miles per gallon, MPG, Real Life Fuel Economy Register

Toyota Prius Sells More Than 2 Million

October 18, 2010 by Mr Butterscotch 1 Comment

Toyota is celebrating another milestone for Prius, with worldwide sales passing two million since the original hybrid was launched in 1997. Across three generations, approximately 2,012,000 units have been sold in more than 70 countries and regions, up to the end of September this year. UK sales during the same period were 38,600. Whilst this […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: 2 million cars, MPG, Prius, toyota

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