{"id":1457,"date":"2011-08-01T22:23:52","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T22:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/?p=1457"},"modified":"2011-08-29T18:49:18","modified_gmt":"2011-08-29T18:49:18","slug":"desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Desert Dwelling SUVs Improve Fuel Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Off-roading has long been a favored pastime of the Phoenix Arizona desert dweller.\u00a0 Whether you love the feel of turning your machine over mountains of dirt, or you relish the thought and experience of escaping from the beaten path and finding your own, four wheeling, particularly in the Phoenix Valley area, can offer a lot in the ways of recreation and exploration.<\/p>\n

BUT, what about the gas?\u00a0 With the economy the way it is, and the state of fossil fuels being what they are, does it make sense to pour gallon after gallon into a gas guzzling machine for pure non-utilitarian activity?\u00a0 Apparently the major auto manufacturers have been asking the same questions.\u00a0 Lets take a look at two results of this re-examination process.<\/p>\n

The first is the new 2012 Ford Edge with EcoBoost.\u00a0 This new Ford, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, has received a rating of 30 mpg highway.\u00a0 This is quite good for a high performing real SUV, and places it 3 mpg highway ahead of its 2011 predecessor.\u00a0 Ford states that this improvement is just that, an improvement, not\u00a0 a sacrifice, as the 2012 model also steps up to 240 horsepower and 275 pound-feet of torque, a marked improvement over the 2011 model<\/p>\n

Next we have the classic example of the desert dwelling off-roading SUV gas guzzling monster, the 2012 Jeep Wrangler.\u00a0 The new 2012 model reaches 17 mpg city and 21 mpg highway, making 18 mpg combined. This makes it a thirteen-percent improvement over the 2011 model\u2019s 15 mpg city and an 11 percent boost over the old model\u2019s 19 mpg highway.\u00a0 This to, like the Ford Edge, does not come as a consolation for a sacrifice.\u00a0 The new V6 engine sports 285 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque.\u00a0 The old 3.8-liter V6 was only good for 202 horsepower and 237 lb-ft of torque.<\/p>\n

Phoenix Valley auto enthusiasts can view and test drive any current production model Ford or Jeep at any of their respective Phoenix Valley dealerships.\u00a0 Phoenix Valley auto enthusiasts should plan on attending the Phoenix Arizona International Auto Show to learn about the most recent concepts and innovations in the auto industry, including all of the latest technologies and ideas in the way of fuel economy in recreational vehicles, taking place at the Phoenix Arizona Convention center over Thanksgiving weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Off-roading has long been a favored pastime of the Phoenix Arizona desert dweller.\u00a0 Whether you love the feel…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,11],"tags":[12],"class_list":["post-1457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-auto-news","category-new-car-reviews","tag-featured","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"\nDesert Dwelling SUVs Improve Fuel Economy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SUV Off-Roading Fuel Economy MPG EPA Jeep Wrangler Ford Edge EcoBoost Phoenix Arizona Valley\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Desert Dwelling SUVs Improve Fuel Economy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"SUV Off-Roading Fuel Economy MPG EPA Jeep Wrangler Ford Edge EcoBoost Phoenix Arizona Valley\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Arizona Auto News - Events - Reviews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-08-01T22:23:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2011-08-29T18:49:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/18163933\/wrangler-mojave-jeep-brown-desert-rock-phoenix-arizona-valley1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"420\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mike\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Mike\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a49bc6d083d2a32d40a05245513ac537\"},\"headline\":\"Desert Dwelling SUVs Improve Fuel Economy\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-08-01T22:23:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2011-08-29T18:49:18+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":375,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/08\\\/18163933\\\/wrangler-mojave-jeep-brown-desert-rock-phoenix-arizona-valley1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"featured\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Auto News\",\"New Car Reviews\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\\\/\",\"name\":\"Desert Dwelling SUVs Improve Fuel Economy\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/08\\\/18163933\\\/wrangler-mojave-jeep-brown-desert-rock-phoenix-arizona-valley1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-08-01T22:23:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2011-08-29T18:49:18+00:00\",\"description\":\"SUV Off-Roading Fuel Economy MPG EPA Jeep Wrangler Ford Edge EcoBoost Phoenix Arizona Valley\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/08\\\/18163933\\\/wrangler-mojave-jeep-brown-desert-rock-phoenix-arizona-valley1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/08\\\/18163933\\\/wrangler-mojave-jeep-brown-desert-rock-phoenix-arizona-valley1.jpg\",\"width\":630,\"height\":420},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/\",\"name\":\"Arizona Auto News - Events - Reviews\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"AZFoothills.com LLC\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/10\\\/18173021\\\/apple-touch-icon.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/10\\\/18173021\\\/apple-touch-icon.jpg\",\"width\":180,\"height\":180,\"caption\":\"AZFoothills.com LLC\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a49bc6d083d2a32d40a05245513ac537\",\"name\":\"Mike\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7c965547b62ee904cb33d91a2d4c61c02fad252ed95507095b1e0d8ffbbe0967?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7c965547b62ee904cb33d91a2d4c61c02fad252ed95507095b1e0d8ffbbe0967?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7c965547b62ee904cb33d91a2d4c61c02fad252ed95507095b1e0d8ffbbe0967?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Mike\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/autos\\\/author\\\/mike\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Desert Dwelling SUVs Improve Fuel Economy","description":"SUV Off-Roading Fuel Economy MPG EPA Jeep Wrangler Ford Edge EcoBoost Phoenix Arizona Valley","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Desert Dwelling SUVs Improve Fuel Economy","og_description":"SUV Off-Roading Fuel Economy MPG EPA Jeep Wrangler Ford Edge EcoBoost Phoenix Arizona Valley","og_url":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\/","og_site_name":"Arizona Auto News - Events - Reviews","article_published_time":"2011-08-01T22:23:52+00:00","article_modified_time":"2011-08-29T18:49:18+00:00","og_image":[{"width":630,"height":420,"url":"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/18163933\/wrangler-mojave-jeep-brown-desert-rock-phoenix-arizona-valley1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Mike","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\/"},"author":{"name":"Mike","@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/#\/schema\/person\/a49bc6d083d2a32d40a05245513ac537"},"headline":"Desert Dwelling SUVs Improve Fuel Economy","datePublished":"2011-08-01T22:23:52+00:00","dateModified":"2011-08-29T18:49:18+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\/"},"wordCount":375,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/18163933\/wrangler-mojave-jeep-brown-desert-rock-phoenix-arizona-valley1.jpg","keywords":["featured"],"articleSection":["Auto News","New Car Reviews"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\/","url":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\/","name":"Desert Dwelling SUVs Improve Fuel Economy","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/18163933\/wrangler-mojave-jeep-brown-desert-rock-phoenix-arizona-valley1.jpg","datePublished":"2011-08-01T22:23:52+00:00","dateModified":"2011-08-29T18:49:18+00:00","description":"SUV Off-Roading Fuel Economy MPG EPA Jeep Wrangler Ford Edge EcoBoost Phoenix Arizona Valley","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/desert-dwelling-suvs-improve-fuel-economy\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/18163933\/wrangler-mojave-jeep-brown-desert-rock-phoenix-arizona-valley1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/18163933\/wrangler-mojave-jeep-brown-desert-rock-phoenix-arizona-valley1.jpg","width":630,"height":420},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/","name":"Arizona Auto News - Events - Reviews","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/#organization","name":"AZFoothills.com LLC","url":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/18173021\/apple-touch-icon.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/18173021\/apple-touch-icon.jpg","width":180,"height":180,"caption":"AZFoothills.com LLC"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/#\/schema\/person\/a49bc6d083d2a32d40a05245513ac537","name":"Mike","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c965547b62ee904cb33d91a2d4c61c02fad252ed95507095b1e0d8ffbbe0967?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c965547b62ee904cb33d91a2d4c61c02fad252ed95507095b1e0d8ffbbe0967?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c965547b62ee904cb33d91a2d4c61c02fad252ed95507095b1e0d8ffbbe0967?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Mike"},"url":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/author\/mike\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1457"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1462,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1457\/revisions\/1462"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}