David Champion
David Champion
far gallon goes oil
It goes as far on a gallon of french-fry oil as it does on a gallon of diesel. But, of course, the french-fry oil is a lot cheaper.
depends drive people run
It all depends on how you drive the vehicle. We run them the way people really drive in the city.
achieved economies epa fuel good ten tested vehicles
Just one in ten of the vehicles we tested achieved fuel economies as good as or better than EPA estimates.
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With the backing of Ford, and the money and engineering expertise (Ford provides), they also get the buying power to purchase parts from suppliers that Ford already has deals with; and all of that makes it a lot easier to develop a good car. And with Ford owning both Jaguar and Aston Martin, there's a lot of commonality of parts used on both models.
progress seems
The progress that some of the manufacturers have been making seems to have stalled.
car performance sports
You don't really need to forego practicality to have sports car performance.
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I don't think parents really realize the potential danger of power windows.
brings car control
If the car skids out of control it brings the car back into line.
difference gas mileage percent
You can make probably 50 percent difference in your gas mileage just by how you drive.
civic fairly handling honda improvement major previous refined relatively
The redesigned Honda Civic is a major improvement over the previous generation. The 2006 Civic is refined and economical, with fairly nimble handling and relatively comfortable ride.
call cars later less model reliable year
When cars are launched, we see the first year of a redesigned model as less reliable than later years. First-year blues, we call it.
cars categories choose four primary safety seeing stood three
Safety is our primary theme. Basically, cars are getting much, much better. At one time, one or two cars stood out in the pack. Now we're seeing in most categories that there are three or four different cars you could choose from.
current definitely epa expensive figures misleading ultimately
Current EPA figures are definitely misleading and ultimately expensive for consumers.
actual diesel engine filter french front fry fuel heat holds lines normal rear separate tank vehicle
This is a normal diesel engine in this Jetta. What we've done is in the rear of the vehicle we've put a separate fuel tank that holds the french fry oil. That is transported to the front through these heated lines that use the actual engine heat to heat it. It comes through the filter which is also heated into the valve.