gas-guzzler

Definition of gas-guzzlernext

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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
  • In 1992, a former referee named Rita Chatterton said that Vince had forced her to perform oral sex in a limousine and then raped her.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Watch your speed The club had three station wagons and a long blue limousine when Bennett began chauffeuring at age 17.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • His attackers were last seen fleeing in white KIA SUV.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The warning signs came long before a tractor-trailer skidded across the median of I-75 in Ohio and struck a pickup and an SUV on Christmas Eve morning in 2022, killing four members of the same family, one of whom was pregnant.
    Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Custom spline shafts—designed to mate the Ferrari crankshaft to a Motus MSTR six-speed sequential transmission—were tested, broken, and remade to withstand the demands of a high-revving V-8.
    Eric Hendrikx, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026
  • As for power, the Anvil 715 has plenty of it, sporting a 392 cubic inch HEMI V-8 under the hood.
    Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • At the time, Ferrari was using Boano to help meet the demand for the 250 GT coupe, so a rolling chassis, complete with a 250 hp, 2,953 cc Colombo V-12—mated to a four-speed manual gearbox—was transported to the Turin coachbuilder.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026
  • This prototype’s appears flat under the vinyl, unlike the coupe’s, which has a scalloped center and raised side rails.
    Byron Hurd, The Drive, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The collection includes the Bea, a wide-leg jean with a low rise; the Desi, a high rise flare jean; the Nelly, a high rise mini skirt; the Gemi, a wide-leg jean with a mid rise; and the Liò, a mid-rise straight jean.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • How about the little things, like mini bar, or shower goodies.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The 2025 World Car of the Year was the Kia EV3, a subcompact fully electric SUV slotted under the compact EV6.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The 2026 Chevrolet Trax is a great little subcompact.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In an untitled work from 1995, a cluster of sturdy wagons sits at the edge of a frozen lake, a site where her family of peripatetic horse traders often camped.
    Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Bessent hitched his wagon to Trump in 2023, using his reputation on Wall Street to rally support among business leaders for the returning president.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • During traffic stops involving two cars, a black and a silver sports sedan, officers detained multiple people and recovered several firearms, police said.
    CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • As a result, the sedan struck the teenager that was ejected from the Trailblazer.
    Elainie Colton, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026

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“Gas-guzzler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gas-guzzler. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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