Honda Uses F1 Engineers to Race Towards High Fuel Economy

August 31, 2009

Honda has had a long legacy in racing, from its early days racing motorcycles to its recent success as an engine supplier to other top-teir racing teams. However, last year Honda ended it’s relatively short-lived F1 team under cost-cutting pressures brought on by the larger downturn in the automotive industry. Now, Honda has taken that [...]

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Modified Honda CRX HF Scores 118 MPG in Fuel Economy Run

August 28, 2009

In the pantheon of very efficient production cars, there are perhaps three Hondas that truly stand out: the first generation Insight hybrid, the lean burn Civic VX, and the CRX HF. Recently, a CRX HF owner further cemented that car’s status on the list by achieving a stunning 118 mpg (US) in a fuel economy [...]

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BMW Steps Up Luxury Fuel Efficiency Game with 57 MPG Diesel 3-Series

August 26, 2009

Luxury brands from across the globe have been working hard to offer fuel efficiency and and low emissions without compromising the creature comforts that define the luxury segment. Not only will efficient vehicles quiet some of critics of luxury brands, but they will help keep the American and European regulators from levying heavy fines on [...]

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EcoModder Takes Home Four Awards at the AMEC Fuel Economy Run

August 24, 2009

This weekend marked the third annual Adirondack Motor Enthusiast Club’s fuel economy competition, which takes place on the beautiful back roads just to the west of Albany, NY. This was the first year that EcoModder came out to the event, and it was definitely a great time. Event organizer Mike Kamm included, 7 EcoModders came [...]

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U.S. Introduction of Scion iQ Possibly Moved up to 2010

August 18, 2009

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEy7DidnKeg When the Scion debuted its iQ Concept at the New York International Auto Show, there was no solid word on when or if the car would be coming to the United States. The early word is that the car, which has already been successful in Japan and Europe, would come to North America in [...]

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Drive Like a Trucker for Great Fuel Economy

August 17, 2009

If you haven’t noticed by now, truckers drive their rigs in a fundamentally different way from your average commuter. The main reason for this is the size and weight of their loads, which make it driving a truck more difficult, but a secondary benefit of driving like a trucker is better fuel economy. How do [...]

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Yaris and Fit to Become Dueling Hybrids

August 16, 2009

The Fit and Yaris have been dueling hatchbacks for years now, but it looks like they might soon become dueling hybrids. Rumors of both popular cars becoming hybrids have come and gone over the last few years, but it looks like it will stick this time for both of them. Especially now that sedans like [...]

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DIY Car Solar Roof

August 14, 2009

Got Pruis solar roof envy? Evidently quite a lot of people do these days. But that doesn’t mean that you, too, cannot have your very own solar roof. However, the ecomodders taking the initiative to add solar to their cars are not doing it for comfort in the summer, but for fuel economy. How does [...]

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