Despite promising a diesel variant of the CX-5 crossover for the U.S. market way back in late 2016, Mazda hasn’t had much to say about the oil-burning engine option in the time since. Though we don’t know when it goes on sale, we at least know how efficient the diesel version will be, as the EPA recently posted the model’s official fuel economy figures.
A 2018 Mazda CX-5 equipped with the new 2.2-liter turbodiesel I-4, a six-speed automatic transmission, and two-wheel drive is rated at 28/31/29 mpg city/highway/combined. With all-wheel drive, that rating drops to 27/30/28 mpg. Those numbers seem suspiciously low for a diesel, especially since they’re not much better than the gas-powered model. A two-wheel-drive 2018 CX-5 equipped with the 2.5-liter gasoline I-4 is rated at 25/31/28 mpg, while the all-wheel-drive version comes in at 24/30/26 mpg.
The numbers look even less impressive when you look [...]
Earlier this year, Chevrolet gave the Camaro a midcycle refresh. Most of the changes were cosmetic, but the 2019 Camaro got a few functional updates, as well. The reworked front end was said to make the car more aerodynamic, for example, and the SS got the ZL1’s 10-speed automatic transmission. You’d think those changes wouldn’t hurt gas mileage, but you’d be wrong.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency’s official figures, the 2019 Chevrolet Camaro SS with the 10-speed auto is rated at 16/27/20 mpg city/highway/combined. Fifteen years ago, that was the kind of gas mileage you got out of a V-6 family sedan, so it’s seriously impressive to see a 455-hp sports coupe with a 6.2-liter V-8 does so well. But the 2018 Camaro SS with an eight-speed auto actually did slightly better, earning a city rating of 17 mpg.
The automatic V-6 is also interesting. Chevrolet kept [...]
The first time it happened, I was hovering curbside—illegally—in the LAX arrivals area waiting for my betrothed to land. A backpacker sidled up alongside my passenger side on the diagonal. Our eyes met and she looked away—to the front of the car as she walked around it. I could see her brow furrow at the four-leaf clover on the fender and again when she saw the nose. Curiosity apparently satisfied, she wandered away.
It happened again minutes later, after I finished loading up the luggage. As the tailgate came down, I caught a guy on the curb staring before mouthing “Stelvio?” Yeah buddy, Quadrifoglio, in Misano blue with black 20-inch wheels.
On the way home, we stopped at Trader Joe’s. As we loaded up our groceries, a gentleman came around to say, “I just have to tell you, you have the most gorgeous car—really gorgeous,” before getting into [...]
When Audi first brought the Q3 to the U.S. back in 2014, it had already been on sale in Europe for three years. In fact, we originally drove the Q3 in 2011 before Audi had any plans to sell it here. But when the subcompact crossover market took off a few years later, the German automaker was forced to change its plan. Unfortunately for Audi, by the time the Q3 got to the U.S., it already felt dated. Last month, though, Audi introduced a redesigned Q3. So how does the 2019 Q3’s look compare to the old one?
Up front, there’s still some similarity in the grilles, but that might be the only part of the fascia that looks familiar. For the second-gen Q3, Audi went with a much more aggressive look, using sharp lines and angular headlights that remind us of the range-topping Q8. Compared to the new model, the old Q3’s fascia looks [...]
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