Glossary / General

fuel economy

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Too Afraid to Ask

Fuel economy tells you how far a car can travel on one gallon of gas. Higher numbers mean better efficiency.

Technical Definition

A measure of how efficiently a vehicle uses fuel, typically expressed in miles per gallon (MPG).

Hear It Discussed

"They had to have under a certain fuel economy. There was a requirement, I think, with 18 miles per gallon or worse."
The End of the Altima, Lucid's Crisis, VW Shrinks, Electric Lexus LFA Revealed! THIS CAR POD! with Doug DeMuro & Friends! 15:00

"And if you were buying one of these to drive on the street, honestly, the road noise, the fuel economy, all that stuff, you're probably better off with this kind of tire."
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"And so you do the math and you say the fuel economy, [2014.0s] I haven't bought a tank yet, [2015.7s] so I don't know what the economy of this car is"
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