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WASHINGTON — The stingiest new model vehicle is a minicompact that gets an average of 55 miles per gallon, twice the fuel efficiency of the entire 1992 fleet, the government said yesterday.
For the sixth year in a row, the new model vehicles show little or no reduction in thirst for gasoline
That's down from 27.8 mpg in 1991 and is the industry's poorer showing since the mid-1980s.
The report comes as the Senate prepares to debate legislation that would require each automaker to improve its efficiency by 40 percent within a decade.
"It's a slight decrease," said Eldert Bontekne, manager for certification and fuel economy for the EPA in Arn Arbor, Mich. "I wouldn't jump up and do it." But it does suggest some level of decrease from last year to this year.
New cars are getting fewer miles to gallon, reports say
According to the Environmental
The Associated Press
The industry bitterly opposes the bill and contends only minor improvements are possible that quickly unless fleets are drastically downsized to eliminate many larger and midsize models.
when a decade-long surge in mileage improvements leveled off.
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Bringing up the rear was the luxuriant two-seater Lamborghini Diablo, which gets nine mpg in town and 14 mpg on the highway.
Six of the 10 highest-ranked 192 cars get 50 mg or better, but they were rare exceptions. Topping the list was the 1-liter minicompact Geo Metro XFi, which gets 53 mg in city driving, 58 mg on the highway.
U. S. Senate is preparing to debate legislation requiring better fuel efficiency.
"These latest numbers are an indication that the manufacturers need to be regulated for us to have competency fuel economy with the rest of the world. In May, a book, president of Public Citizen, a consumer organization.
But industry critics say automakers can reach the bill's target using currently available technology.
Automakers are pushing larger cars because they are more profitable. Claybrook said. They've ingenuity.
heavy engines
and juiced them
up Speed kills,
it wastes
fuel.
A representative for the Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association, a trade group representing the Big Three U.S. automakers, said it would have no immediate comment on the EP report.
The government's first fuel-economy standards in the 1970s coincided with the oil crisis, which sent buyers scurrying to showrooms for smaller cars. The overall average leased from 14 mpg in 1974 to 27 mpg in 1985.
Since 1987, the fleet averages have stagnated. They were 28.1 mg in 1987, 28.6 mg in 1988, 28.1 mg in 1989 and 27.8 mg in 1990.
As in previous years, the 1992 figures showed a wide range of gas mileage.
Four of the 10 best-performing cars were variations of the Geo, a Japanese-made minicompact sold through General Motors. Four others were versions of the Honda Civile and the Toyota Camry were versions of the Suzuki Swift.
All get at least 39 mpg in the city and 43 mpg on the highway.
At the other extreme were the Larmorbighi, five Rolls Royce models, two versions of the Aston Martin Virage Saloon, the Ferrari Testarossa and the Ferrari F40. None did better than 12 in the city or 17 mgp on the highWAY.
In another familiar finding, fuel efficiency of different cars varied widely even within the same size categories. For example, the Volkswagen Jetta
Fuel efficiency down
Overall average gas mileage by year of all car models
Average gas mileage
In highway miles per gallon
0 20 30
1992 fuel efficiency In highway miles per gallon
Most efficient models
Geo Metro XFI) 58
Honda Civic HB VX) 55
Geo Metro 50
Geo Metro LSI 50
Suzuki Swift 50
Least-efficient models
Lamborghini DB12 Diallo 14
Rolls Royce Silver Spirit II 14
Rolls Royce Silver Spur 14
Rolls Royce Corniche IV 14
Rolls Royce Bentley 14
Eight Mulsane S&S 14
SOURCE: Environmental Protection Agency
Diesel got 37 mpg in the city and 43 mpg on the highway while another compact — the BMW M5 — got 12 mpg in the city and 23 mpg on the highway.
Light trucks and multipurpose vehicles topped the list of best-performing trucks.
It included two versions of the Suzuki Samurai, three versions of the Suzuki Sidekick, three versions of the Geo Tracker and two versions of the Subaru Loyale. All got at least 24 mpg in the city and 27 mpg on the highway.
Seven of the 10 worst-performing trucks were Dodge pickups or light trucks; the others were Chevrolet C1000s and two versions of Toyota Cabra Chassis.
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