Fuel Economy Through Technology Pickups aren’t supposed to get
18 mpg in the city and 25 mpg on the highway. They’re too big,
too powerful and traditionally have had the aerodynamics of a
pole barn. Just a few years ago, midsize sedans barely reached
the mid 20s in highway driving. A 2009 Ford Fusion with all-
wheel drive and a 3-liter V6 gets an estimated 17 mpg in the
city and 25 mpg on the highway, giving it a lower combined
mileage than the 2013 Ram 1500. We have come a long way baby.
Carmakers like Chrysler Group LLC have incorporated some new and
old technologies to improve a vehicle’s mileage. The real
improvements stem from the total of technologies used and a eye
for detail to include as many as possible. Click through to see
some tricks that Ram uses, as many more vehicles are likely to
begin incorporating them too. Where it comes from? Every
carmaker is looking for ways to cut weight from its vehicles.
Like the pounds we all carry around, weight loss is an
obsession. How it works: Carmakers have mov