What kind of mpg does a Mazda3 get?
Thanks For Signing Up! The compact five-seat Mazda3 is available as a sedan or four-door hatchback and is available with Mazda’s high-efficiency technologies marketed under the SkyActiv name, including an optional engine rated at up to 40 mpg on the highway.
Is the average MPG the same as the EPA rating?
There are so many variables that the idea of an absolutely accurate rating of average mpg is laughable. But to new-car buyers, it often feels as if the joke is on them. A key element in assessing the EPA rating for a vehicle’s average fuel economy (EPA combined) is the split between highway and city driving.
What are the features of a 2012 Mazda3?
When equipped with the optional SkyActiv engine, the Mazda3 has a blue ring around each projector-beam headlight lens, extra badging and a blue engine cover under the hood. Exterior features include: Interior changes for 2012 included silver trim on the finer touch points, such as knobs and vent pulls. The gauge markings are backlit, day or night.
Is the EPA going to change the way they measure fuel efficiency?
The quick answer is no. There’s not a lot of will on Capitol Hill to change the way the EPA figures fuel efficiency for passenger vehicles.
What kind of engine does a 2013 Mazda6 have?
If the standard 2.5-liter, 16-valve 4-cylinder engine in the 2013 Mazda6 provides zoom, then it’s left to the optional V6 to supply the zoom-zoom. Although not stellar, Mazda’s base engine does a very respectable job of motivating the Mazda6, delivering 170 horsepower and 30 miles per gallon on the highway with the manual transmission.
There are so many variables that the idea of an absolutely accurate rating of average mpg is laughable. But to new-car buyers, it often feels as if the joke is on them. A key element in assessing the EPA rating for a vehicle’s average fuel economy (EPA combined) is the split between highway and city driving.
The quick answer is no. There’s not a lot of will on Capitol Hill to change the way the EPA figures fuel efficiency for passenger vehicles.
What makes a car fall short of the EPA rating?
Dan Edmunds, Edmunds.com’s director of vehicle testing, says that the cars and trucks that are most likely to significantly fall short of their EPA combined average ratings are those that are underpowered — a big SUV with the optional, downsized four-cylinder engine instead of the standard V6, for example.