Honda fuel economy list
The manual version of the hybrid Honda Insight has topped the latest US government auto fuel economy list, with 60 miles per gallon in the city and 66mpg on the highway. The competitor hybrid Toyota Prius was second with 60 mpg in the city and 51 on the highway, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy has said. Ford Motor Company, with its hybrid SUVs, was the only American car maker to crack the top 10 list for 200 vehicles. Honda, Toyota and Volkswagen make eight of the top 10 cars, mostly hybrid electric gas or diesel-powered. The only gas-only vehicle to make the top 10 is the manual Toyota Corolla. By classes of vehicles, the most fuel efficient SUV is the Ford Escape, with 36mps in the city and 31 on the highway. The most fuel efficient pick-up is the Ford Ranger, 24mpg in the city and 29 on the highway. The most fuel efficient minivan is the Honda Odyssey, 20mps in the city and 28 on the highway.
Honda VTEC Review
Honda has finally launched the City with a VTEC heart, much to the enthusiast’s delight. The City’s revised looks now make it appear as if the car sits lower than the tall looking pre-face lift model.The reason for the same is increase in the car’s length, together with a higher bonnet design, all of which contribute towards making the car look broader than the earlier variant. The boot space too is increased to 500 liters. The 1.5-liter VTEC meanwhile is a different engine than the available on the older City VTEC. Besides being lighter and more
compact that the older engine, the new VTEC produces lesser horsepower at lesser rpm as well – 100PS at 5800rpm against 107 PS at closer to 7000rpm produced by the former. The new VTEC therefore, is expected to be an equally good low-and mid-range performer, as i-DSI The VTEC will sport fogs lamps at both front and rear, besides disc brakes at the rear. Other features include, an opititron meter and a self illuminating high visibility instrument panel. The revised looks have been carried over to the complete range, coupled with a slight increase in prices.