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'Honda' had highest fleet fuel economy for MY2012 reports EPA

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Each year the Environmental Protection Agency or EPA publishes a report that outlines the most and least fuel efficient automotive manufacturers on a fleet wide scale. The latest EPA report is in and it covers the 2012 model year range. The new report lists Honda as the most fuel efficient full-line automaker in the country.

The report says that American Honda had the highest fleet-average fuel efficiency. Honda also recorded the largest year-over-year fuel economy increase. Another thing that the EPA lauded Honda for was having the lowest CO2 emissions of any full-line automaker in the US for model year 2012.

American Honda includes the Honda and Acura brands in the US. The overall fleet fuel efficiency average for American Honda was 26.6 mpg. That represents a 9.7% or 2.5mpg increase compared to the model year 2011 results for Honda.

The numbers were very close; the EPA noted that Honda outperformed Mazda by a tenth of a mpg in the report to take the top spot. However, Honda was able to do this despite selling larger vehicles than Mazda. The industry average fuel efficiency for the entire fleet in the 2012 model year was 23.6 mpg.


SOURCE: Honda
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'Audi' crossover concept unveil coming next month

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Next month one of the first major auto shows of the year will kick off in Detroit. Audi has announced that it has a new concept car set to debut at that auto show. The concept car might be the prototype version of the rumored Audi Q1 crossover, but that is unconfirmed.


The concept is being teased in a rendering that shows a very sleek concept car. The car does wear e-tron badges on the side suggesting that it is a hybrid. The concept will be a 3-door and is tipped to be 4.2 meters long. That makes it about the same size as the Audi A3.

Renderings also show the Audi quattro name on the front of the car suggesting all-wheel drive will be available as well. No firm details on the concept have been tipped by Audi. The only feature we know for sure is that it will use 19-inch wheels.

Audi has recently said that the Q1 is in development leading to speculation that the concept car might hint at what the Q1 will look like. The Q1 is expected to go on sale in 2016. All the details will be offered in Detroit next month.




SOURCE: slashgear
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