Gas price angst shows itself at New York Auto Show | One Stop News ...

Lots of all-new and semi-new vehicles complete completely debut at petroleum weeks New York Auto Show.

Many addressed the gas cost obsession skull on. And if contain didnt, contain stood out similar to a sore thumb.

Lucky obsession for persons œsore thumb types, however, so as to contain seem attractive darn cool, and in a number of cases, break-your-heart cool. So its firm to wait mad at them.

Witness the new 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 by means of a new HEMI V8 rated at 465 hp and 465 lb-ft of torque, and the new 2012 Jaguar XKR-S, by means of 550 hp and a top pace of 186 mph.

The Scion FR-S Concept is a small additional socially responsible, by means of its flat-four engine, but its motionless additional geared in the direction of outright joy supposed outright petroleum economy.

But now on to a number of random thoughts on œThe Other Guys, the NY debuts so as to contain a number of new weaponry, to battle the high-gas-price forces.

Balancing authority by means of petroleum efficiency
It second-hand to be so as to each occasion a car got redesigned it broken up existence form bigger, heavier and additional influential " construct forever hurt the petroleum efficiency cause. These days, automakers are investment rear the authority increases to create certain completely vehicles hit sure petroleum efficiency targets. In the U.S. the magic petroleum efficiency figure earth to be 40 mpg (about 5.9 L/100 km). At New York, we welcomed inquisitiveness additional new heavy eager on the elite 40-mpg club " 2012 Honda Civic HF, 2012 Kia Rio Sedan and 2012 Mazda3. 

The new 2012 Versa Sedan, too proof at New York, is not far behind, at 37 mpg.

Auto-start is preliminary up
The new Rio employs an auto-start system, construct shuts the engine downward whenever it is at idle, and correct away starts the engine as almost immediately the brake pedal is released. Another demonstrate debutant, the newly revised 2012 Chevrolet Malibu, too stay petroleum feature.

While it has person's name common in Europe for a few existence now, North America is now preliminary to get by means of the auto-start program. Expect lots of cars to get petroleum gas-saving characteristic in the pending months and years.

Big vehicle, little motor
Americans contain spoken. They determination more frequently supposed not stay in the vehicle dimension contain contain now, still if gas management are scary. Going downward a vehicle dimension is not an alternative for them, since contain contain big highways, big stuff to haul around, and usually big bodies. So theyre charitable for additional well-organized powertrain options in persons kindly sized vehicles.

Ford is correct on petroleum case, primary extraordinary a four-cylinder alternative in the Explorer, and now addition petroleum similar 2.0-litre turbo engine alternative to the newly-revised 2012 Taurus line, construct had its pending out party in New York.

Small car chic
Were ongoing to see additional little cars so as to are additional supposed now contemptible transportation. Theyre too cool to seem at and cool to drive.

The new VW Beetle was simultaneously proof at the New York and Shanghai auto shows, and eschews a bit of cuteness for additional sporty pretensions. OK by me.

The Fiat 500C, a convertible-like account of the 500, too broke wrap at New York, and, now charitable at it, construct me desire to downward a cappuccino.

Automotive information as of Metronews.ca

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