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When the first OPEC oil shock hit the U.S. in 1973, President Nixon encouraged Americans as a voluntary gas-saving measure to drive 55 mph on the interstate.
Notable & Quotable 2011
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To aid fuel efficiency, the SmartCradle has a light that turns from red to green based on vehicle dynamics, thereby encouraging more gentle, gas-saving driving.
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In Europe, "S-S" technology has been used on some Volkswagen models since the mid-1980s, and it has since become a key gas-saving system on modern hybrids.
Driving the micro-hybrid Porsche Cayenne with Stop-Start technology 2010
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In our tests of some gas-saving products that promise better fuel economy, including Fuel Doctor and Fuel Genie, we have not found any that work.
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In Europe, "S-S" technology has been used on some Volkswagen models since the mid-1980s, and it has since become a key gas-saving system on modern hybrids.
Driving the micro-hybrid Porsche Cayenne with Stop-Start technology 2010
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Porsche The just-introduced, entry-level Panamera and all-wheel-drive Panamera 4, is fitted with a paltry 3.6-liter, 300-hp V6, and has a new gas-saving stop-start system, which shuts off the engine any time the car is stopped.
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The just-introduced, entry-level Panamera and all-wheel-drive Panamera 4, by contrast, is fitted with a paltry 3.6-liter, 300-hp V6, and the new gas-saving stop-start system, which shuts off the engine any time the car is stopped.
Deciding the Case of Panamera v. Porsche Purists Dan Neil 2010
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WSJ's Dan Neil likes the quiet and gas-saving factors of the 2011 Porsche Panamera, but finds it's lacking that quintessential something special found in other models from the German performance-vehicle maker.
Deciding the Case of Panamera v. Porsche Purists Dan Neil 2010
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Most of the gas-saving benefits of the hybrid occur during stop-and-go city driving, and I don't do so much of that.
Playing With the Prius Walter Jon Williams 2009
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Most of the gas-saving benefits of the hybrid occur during stop-and-go city driving, and I don't do so much of that.
Archive 2009-03-01 Walter Jon Williams 2009
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