The amount of fuel a vehicle uses to travel a particular distance at a particular speed.
the vehicle is easier to drive and has far better fuel consumption
Example sentencesExamples
The council was attracted by the car's frugal fuel consumption, low noise levels and reduced exhaust emissions.
One downside to turbo charging an engine in order to achieve a better power output is that fuel consumption suffers.
Significant recent improvements in engine efficiency as well as hull and propeller design have also led to big savings in fuel consumption and exhaust emissions.
Expect an average fuel consumption of close to 25 mpg.
The test car, with its 1.8 litre petrol engine, gave good performance and fuel consumption in all circumstances.
Fuel consumption is good - you can expect to get around 45 miles per gallon.
This power unit gives the car excellent performance combined with miserly fuel consumption.
Even in traffic, the engine saunters along contentedly at low revs, keeping fuel consumption down.
The performance is a combination of the weight, fuel consumption and aerodynamics.
Italian cars sometimes give the impression that performance may take precedence over fuel consumption.
Definition of fuel consumption in US English:
fuel consumption
noun
The amount of fuel a vehicle uses to travel a particular distance at a particular speed.
the vehicle is easier to drive and has far better fuel consumption
Example sentencesExamples
Even in traffic, the engine saunters along contentedly at low revs, keeping fuel consumption down.
This power unit gives the car excellent performance combined with miserly fuel consumption.
Significant recent improvements in engine efficiency as well as hull and propeller design have also led to big savings in fuel consumption and exhaust emissions.
Italian cars sometimes give the impression that performance may take precedence over fuel consumption.
One downside to turbo charging an engine in order to achieve a better power output is that fuel consumption suffers.
The council was attracted by the car's frugal fuel consumption, low noise levels and reduced exhaust emissions.
The test car, with its 1.8 litre petrol engine, gave good performance and fuel consumption in all circumstances.
Fuel consumption is good - you can expect to get around 45 miles per gallon.
The performance is a combination of the weight, fuel consumption and aerodynamics.
Expect an average fuel consumption of close to 25 mpg.