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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]