Now here are top ten cars that are most fuel efficient and can really give you true value for your money spent on them. 22,720. The Prius can offer you an altogether 46 mpg mileage for combined fuel - battery and gasoline. 24,320. This is another top contender in reliability and fuel economy. Honda Civic Hybrid is a smart choice of most people. 12,635 and it can provide 36 mpg combined. This is a funky coupe and the least expensive hybrid car on the list which proves that you can be green without spending on it. 27,345. The Altima has the most wonderful interior space and wrapped in tight package. Volkswagen Jetta Diesel: The Volkswagen Jeta is a diesel car and can provide 34 mpg combined. 22,270. This is a diesel drinker and the reported mileage had been higher. 26,870. The Camry has increased its appeal and a high volume seller. 30,370 and can offer 33 mpg combined. This is the only SUV in the list to offer such wonderful mileage. The vehicle does the work of truck with the economy of a mini. 12,925. It also offers hatch for easy loading and the Yaris is definitely green without much hype. 19,200. This 1.6 liter outperforms the volume by a mile. 15,420. The good looking fun colors of Honda Fit along with fold flat sits offer greater room for cargo and luggage.
There are several things that come to mind when a person thinks of "high performance," including high performance tires, turbocharged engines and enhanced exhaust system. You may be curious as to what types of high performance product you can get from this specialty firm. 1: ECU Recalibration: The main thing many people think of when they think of high performance is cars with a turbocharged engine. Two of the cars that qualify for this engine upgrade by APR is the Jetta and the Golf, but be assured that control and safety are not sacrificed. Actually, the ECU engine upgrade recalibrates the control strategy of the engine, which increases pressure, air fuel ratios and enhances timing to give you extra power. The Golf and or the Jetta with this upgrade will boost their horsepower to 130 and the torque to 176 lbs. Other VW models can also get some engine upgrades through APR also. 2: RSC Exhaust: Another high performance product offered by APR is the "Reflective Sound Cancellation," or RSC exhaust.
Most people will never associate the exhaust system as a high performance product for vehicles, but this system will help vehicle such as the Jetta to perform even more efficiently as well as add to its creature comforts. To be specific, this produce maximizes the exhaust gas flow and stops noise in the cabin of the vehicle. Fact is that APR says that every muffler is made to stop any sounds, which will also improve the performance of the engine. 3: Anti-Sway Suspension Bars: Obviously, great suspension goes a long way. Another APR high performance product offered on the CC model are the anti-sway bars that will reduce the car's body roll while increasing the slip angle. Although this product was first created for those who race, many people will not do this on their VW CC. These bars will both reduce the vehicles weight and increase the rigidity, to give the occupants a safer and lighter vehicle. The high performance products mentioned above are only a few of the enhancements you can get from APR that can maximize your VW or SUV's performance. If you want more information about VW cars and or how you can get even more bang for your buck, get in touch with your closest VW dealer right away.
Hailstorms can be terrifying and expensive. Suddenly, balls of ice start falling out of the sky with enough force to smash cars and vineyards, causing serious injury or death to anyone unlucky enough to be caught outside. An attempt to control these storms is causing controversy, despite questions about whether it's possible to prevent hail in the first place. A Volkswagen plant in Puebla, Mexico, has incurred the wrath of nearby farmers who say that by firing "hail cannons," which blast shockwaves into the sky to theoretically prevent hail from forming, the automaker is causing a drought. The AFP reports that farmers believe the cannons have prevented any precipitation from falling since May, during the rainy season. 3.7 million in compensation for at least 5,000 acres of affected crops. When the cannons are fired, "the sky literally clears and it simply doesn't rain," Gerardo Perez, a farmer leading protests, told AFP.
In response, Volkswagen reportedly has said it will install mesh netting to protect the cars, and turn off the mechanism that causes the cannons to auto-fire under certain weather conditions. VW spokesperson told the Financial Times. But even manual use is unacceptable, local environmental official Rafael Ramirez told AFP. According to the FT, the German automaker installed the cannons earlier this year. Even though these particular hail cannons are new, the idea of preventing hail by preemptively shooting it out of the sky first is not. According to a 1965 paper by the Royal Meteorological Society, Herodotus and Caesar made note of the fact that barbarian tribes tried to shoot arrows at oncoming storms. By 1896, new types of hail-cannons had been designed, according to a paper published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (and spotted in a history of hail cannons published in Atlas Obscura). These cannons were like mortars, firing large and loud smoke rings 鈥?the idea being that smoke particles might stop hail from forming. When these first cannons, designed by a winemaker, were tested during storms, it didn't hail.
