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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

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Seven of the top 10 brands in this year’s reliability rankings are from Japan and South Korea, including Subaru, Kia, Infiniti, and Hyundai. Consumer Reports’ survey also reveals that some automakers—striving for improved fuel economy—are clearly making more reliable turbocharged engines than others.

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Road Test: 2022 Acura RDX SH-AWD A-Spec Advance

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liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. The EPA fuel economy numbers of 21 mpg city/26 highway/23 combined are almost exactly what we got covering 301 miles driving through Southern California. Torque vectoring is most effective during accelerating and turning, where the engine torque is split right-to-left and front-to-rear.

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Reported US Hybrid Sales Up 42% in December, Down 7.5% for CY 2009; New Vehicle Market Share of 2.8% for CY 2009

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EcoBoost provides customers up to 20% improvement in fuel economy and a 15% reduction in emissions versus larger-displacement engines. Honda reported December hybrid sales of 2,110 units, a 103.5% Total Honda sales for December increased 24.5% The conquest rate for the Taurus SHO is 60%. increase year-on-year.

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