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  Jaguar announces XF Sportbrake pricing 29 Jun 2012 (News)
  Emissions are as low as 135g/km, which equates to 55.4mpg on the combined cycle. The 2.2-litre diesel is complimented by a 3.0 V6 diesel with either 240PS or 275PS. Regardless of power output, emissions are the same at 163g/km, with fuel economy of 46mpg. Finally, a 3.0-litre V6 petrol engine will be offered in place of the old V8.
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  STP Launches New Fuel and Oil Engine Treatment 20 Feb 2013 (News)
  Aside from cars, vans and, commercial vehicles, the benefits of MPMT extend to motorcycles, lawnmowers, chain saws and all powered garden equipment, boats, tractors and farm machinery. Containing a specially-formulated blend of fuel and lubricant additives plus anti-corrosion agents and moisture repellants, MPMT constitutes a complete engine tonic for year-round dosing to both fuel and oil. Illustrating the versatility of MPMT, a 500ml bottle will treat two cars as a fuel additive (petrol, diesel or bio-fuel), and equally is of value as an oil treatment or engine flush.
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  Motorists stand to save £10 a month as the cost of fuel plummets 17 Dec 2014 (News)
  Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Asda have announced continual fuel price reductions over the course of December, which look set to continue into the New Year.
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  Supermarket diesel prices drop again 27 Jul 2015 (News)
  The cost of diesel in June 2014 was, on average, 136.1 pence-per-litre. The latest fuel price reductions mean the cost of filling a 40-litre diesel tank is around £9 lower today than it was in June 2014. Additionally diesel is currently cheaper than petrol at most supermarkets for the first time in several years.
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  Sainsbury’s cuts fuel prices to under £1 per litre 25 Feb 2015 (News)
  Fuel prices are already at a five year low, saving motorists an average of £200 a year, with the average price of unleaded falling from 130 pence-per-litre to 109 pence-per-litre. The cost of diesel has also fallen from 138 pence-per-litre to 116 pence-per-litre, thanks to the global collapse in the price of oil.
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  ASDA and Tesco provide some Christmas cheer with cut in fuel prices 17 Dec 2013 (News)
  Motorists visiting ASDA and Tesco this Christmas will get some extra seasonal cheer after both supermarkets announced a drop in fuel prices. The changes come into effect on 17 December and will see motorists pay no more than 126.7p per litre for unleaded and 134.7p per litre for diesel. Both retailers said they would aim to keep the prices low to reflect the fall in cost of wholesale fuel.
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  33 Peugeot Models in £35 Tax Bracket 9 Aug 2008 (News)
  The 1.4 litre and 1.6 litre HDi diesel engines are characterised by their low fuel consumption and reduced CO2 emissions of 20% compared to a diesel engine with a conventional injection system. 1.4 litre HDi in the 206 emits only 116 g/km, a reduction of 44 grams of CO2 compared to the previous 1.9 litre diesel engine.
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  Buying a new crossover: petrol or diesel? 4 Apr 2016 (News)
  Diesel always offers higher average mpg ratings on paper, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it always provides the lowest overall running costs compared to a petrol equivalent; diesel costs more at the pumps and there’s always a purchase premium, so it often takes unfeasibly high mileages to claw back the diesel premium in mpg savings.
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  Alternative fuel systems revealed at Detroit show 14 Jan 2008 (News)
  Three new concepts from Chrysler have been unveiled by the automobile manufacturer at the Detroit Auto Show. Among them is the Bluetec diesel engine, found in the Jeep Renegade concept, which provides fuel economy almost five times as large of a petrol-only model. Similarly, the ecoVoyager saves energy through a technique called regenerative braking, which allows for it to transfer energy to the engine when the vehicle slows down.
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  Pump prices tumble as supermarkets go to war (again) 30 Oct 2013 (News)
  Asda has responded by launching a national price cap on its fuel prices, which means customers will pay no more than pay 126.7p per litre of unleaded or 133.7p per litre for diesel Tesco has pledged to reduce its prices by 2p per litre, while Morrisons has said it will do the same at the majority of its filling stations.
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  Huge Engine Technology Breakthrough From FIAT 7 Mar 2009 (News)
  Instead, fuel consumption benefits are limited to few percentage points because of the low pumping losses of diesel engines, one of the reasons for their superior fuel economy. In the future, powertrain technical evolution might benefit from a progressive unification of petrol and diesel engine designs.
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  Motorists set to save £200 as petrol heads towards £1 per litre 8 Jan 2015 (News)
  The latest fuel price cuts from supermarkets could save motorists £200 a year as oil plummets to a six year low. As a result, p etrol prices have fallen to a low as 105 pence-per-litre and diesel to 113 pence-per-litre.
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  Free Fuel For a Year With MGs and Rovers 3 Jan 2003 (News)
  The calculation is based on the combined cycle fuel consumption figure for the manual variant of the model purchased. And it gets worse: The offer excludes Rover 25 i/iE and Rover 45 iE models. Rover 25 Impression and Impression S, MG ZR 105 and MG ZR Turbo Diesel models have a lower 5,000 mile / 416 mile per month projected mileage.
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  RAC calls on fuel sellers to lower prices 13 Jul 2016 (News)
  The RAC has called on fuel sellers to pass savings on to customers, following a drop in the wholesale cost of fuel. Since June 24 the wholesale price of unleaded has fallen by 2.84 pence-per-litre (ppl) to 104.65ppl including VAT, while the cost at the pumps has risen to an average of 112.29ppl.
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  Suzuki S-Cross buyers get £500 towards fuel costs 3 Mar 2016 (News)
  Suzuki is offering buyers of the S-Cross £500 towards fuel costs in the form of a prepaid card. The offer runs until the end of March 2016 and is open to private buyers only. The offer can be used with all other S-Cross offers and there is no cash alternative.
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  Fuel duty rise 'should be ditched' 23 Mar 2009 (News)
  Paul Watters, head of public affairs, said: "80 per cent of people and goods move by road and therefore we need fuels. "It is an essential part of the economy, it is not a luxury." Meanwhile, motorists looking to cut the amount they spend on petrol or diesel have been advised by Kia to make sure they take their vehicles for regular servicing to check engines are running as efficiently as possible.
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  New 307 Beats Golf on Emissions 23 Oct 2001 (News)
  Peugeot's new 307 2.0 HDI 110bhp diesel models with FAP particulate filters use even less fuel and emit less CO2 than the excellent new VW Golf GT TDI 130. Figures for the Peugeot are 54.3mpg in the combined cycle and 138g/km CO2 compared to the VW's 52.3mpg and 148g/km CO2.
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  Fuel prices at three-year low, says AA 21 Mar 2014 (News)
  Fuel prices are at a three-year low, according the AA. Petrol prices in March have been 129.46 pence-per-litre on average, down from 138.42 pence-per-litre in 2013, while the average diesel price was down 8.6 pence-per-litre from 145.24p to 136.59p.
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  Petrol prices set to overtake diesel next week 4 Sep 2017 (News)
  Crude oil production in the Gulf of Mexico is down 13.5 per cent. In response, oil traders are acting to redirect fuel to the US ahead of the busy Labor Day weekend surge in travel. The price of a barrel of crude oil has also increased to $52.79 following the storm. RAC spokesman Pete Williams said: "The average price of a litre of unleaded on Thursday 31 August was 117.29p and diesel was 118.14p but we could see unleaded rise in the coming days to around 121p-per-litre, with diesel likely to stay stable around 118.5p."
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  Some new cars 'not as fuel-efficient as people think' 25 Aug 2009 (News)
  This is in contrast to the Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion, which offers savings of £135 over the same distance when compared to standard Volkswagens. Which? also cautioned against looking to smaller diesel models for fuel expenditure reductions, as their higher list price can often offset any potential future savings. This comes after vehicle information provider HPI stated that providing reliable information on carbon emissions and fuel efficiency should be considered "more important than ever" due to the increasing prominence of environmental issues.