gas-guzzler

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Recent Examples of gas-guzzler Debut: 1998 Seats: Seven Top Powertrain: 6.2-liter V-8 Power: 420 hp and 460 ft lbs of torque Zero to 60 mph: 6.1 seconds Top Speed: 112 mph GMC brought back the most notorious gas-guzzler, the Hummer, as an EV at the start of the decade. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2025 Under the new law, however, automakers will no longer have any reason to buy the regulatory credits — marking a win for gas-guzzlers and a loss for EV makers. Ali McCadden, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025 For those arriving in many of China’s major cities from countries dominated by gas-guzzlers, the quiet will be their first impression, said Li Shuo, director of the China climate hub at the Asia Society Policy Institute. Laura Paddison, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025 The Biden administration certainly recognizes this, having last week laid out a timeline for phasing out gas-guzzlers within the next eight years, so by 2032 most new cars in the U.S. will have to be zero-carbon (there’s still some scope for hybrids, which is contentious in itself). David Meyer, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024 Hybrid vehicles — a neat balance between a gas-guzzler and an EV — are all the rage. William Gavin, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024 The price increase is a result of the new seventh-generation pony car getting hit with a gas-guzzler tax, which applies to vehicles that don't meet federal fuel-economy standards. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 5 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gas-guzzler
Noun
  • Guests receive complimentary round-trip limousine service, 24-hour butler support, personalized concierge assistance, and priority seating at the adjacent Nobu Restaurant.
    Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Key elements of the mystery include a dead rabbit, a live frog, a pair of loafers, a rifle, a milk bottle, and a millionaire who comes to town in a chauffeured limousine.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Martinez and another man were charged in October with assault with a deadly weapon, accused of following the agents' vehicles and initiating the collision with Exum's SUV that led to the shooting on Chicago's south side.
    James Hill, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • That's when Sullivan got out of the passenger seat, allegedly pulled a gun out of the SUV and shot at the officer.
    Austen Erblat, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Buyers can expect the S variant to be noticeably louder thanks to a sports exhaust engineered to accentuate the sound of the crossplane V-8.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Announced last August in a two-car new muscle vehicle offering, the Durango SRT Hellcat Jailbreak is a three-row muscle SUV featuring a 710-horsepower Hemi V-8 engine and an eight-speed automatic transmission.
    James Raia, Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • So this car is the new non-charity auction record holder for a Ferrari LaFerrari coupe, adding more than a million to the high watermark, just as the car sold immediately prior (Lot 155) which set a new record for a LaFerrari Aperta.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Japan signalled its post-war economic comeback with a sports coupe – the Toyota 2000GT, immortalized in the 1967 James Bond movie You Only Live Twice.
    Andy Browne, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • South Korean singer and actress Yein, a member of the K-pop group Lovelyz, made her solo comeback in November 2025 with her mini-album, Room.
    Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Strand Larsen has played little part in their mini-revival under Rob Edwards anyway.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Nissan has discontinued its most affordable vehicle, the Versa subcompact sedan.
    Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The vanishing subcompact Most automakers did sell compact and subcompact cars in the US — until demand withered.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Maybe someone brought in a wagon to sell to hot chocolate and hot dogs.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2026
  • So there appears to have been no personal touch involved even though Democrats are known to circle the wagons to defend one of their own.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The 20-year-old California woman driving the sedan was seriously injured, authorities said.
    Christa Swanson, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The early investigation shows a semitruck driven by a 25-year-old man crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a Toyota sedan head-on, killing a passenger and seriously injuring the female driver, Alvarado said.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026

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“Gas-guzzler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gas-guzzler. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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