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A Ford Excursion SUV next to a Toyota Camry compact. Sport utility vehicles (SUVs) have been criticized for a variety of environmental and automotive safety reasons. The rise in production and marketing of SUVs in the 2010s and 2020s by auto manufacturers has resulted in over 80% of all new car sales in the United States being SUVs or light trucks by October 2021. [1]
Fuel economy at various driving speeds. Maintaining an efficient speed is an important factor in fuel efficiency. [9] [10] Optimal efficiency can be expected while cruising at a steady speed and with the transmission in the highest gear (see Choice of gear, below). The optimal speed varies with the type of vehicle, although it is usually ...
By some estimates, an automobile with a 3-liter engine burns 0.4 gallons of gas per hour of idling, and generates a little over a pound of CO² every 10 minutes. [6] Idle reduction is particularly significant for vehicles in heavy traffic and trucks at the estimated 5,000 truck stops in the US. [7]
Though vehicle fuel efficiency has increased within each category, the overall trend toward less efficient types of vehicles has offset some of the benefits of greater fuel economy and reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. [5] Without the shift towards SUVs, energy use per unit distance could have fallen 30% more than it did from 2010 to 2022. [6]
The engine powers the air conditioner on most cars, which means that running the AC burns fuel, reducing gas mileage by 1 to 4 mpg. And the hotter it is out there, the more energy your vehicle's ...
Even without an all-wheel drive model, and what True Car describes as a slightly “underpowered” base engine, the Kia Niro still offers the best fuel economy ratings for an SUV in 2025 at up to ...
Grigelevicius explains why: “It’s essentially a modernized old-school 4×4 with brick-like aerodynamics. Combine that with its huge weight and thirsty V8 engine, and you get a vehicle with an ...
Car and Driver retroactively described the Fuego as being "shaped like a walrus with gas.” [91] Hemmings Motor News wrote of how "The Fuego soon developed a reputation for unreliable electronics and overheating issues, which led to head gasket failures if ignored for any length of time. The problem was likely compounded by a poor spare parts ...