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Author:  wannabeeahack [ Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:42 pm ]
Post subject:  whats the answer?
we have cars getting faster, engines getting more productive HP wise, wheres the MPG gonna increase?

instead of 0-60 in 3 seconds and 800hp, why not 200mpg?

17 years ago my maestro Tdi did 52 mpg
Author:  Doom [ Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:44 pm ]
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That's because it had a Perkins engine in it :wink:
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:24 pm ]
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Doom wrote:
That's because it had a Perkins engine in it :wink:



if mpg had increased inline (or rather instead of) power outputs, by my reckoning, i should be able to buy a 150mpg saloon, but i cant

the perkins was an old design, a bit smokey, but i also had a montego estate that cruised at 70 mph all day fully loaded, never went wrong, was cheap to service and gave 50-55mpg

todays hitech/computer controlled/multi-sensored/Hdis give little more
Author:  Nigel [ Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: whats the answer?
wannabeeahack wrote:
we have cars getting faster, engines getting more productive HP wise, wheres the MPG gonna increase?

instead of 0-60 in 3 seconds and 800hp, why not 200mpg?

17 years ago my maestro Tdi did 52 mpg


22 years ago my Cavalier Diesel did 1 mile more per gallon than your Maestro did. Oh they were the days.
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: whats the answer?
Nigel wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
we have cars getting faster, engines getting more productive HP wise, wheres the MPG gonna increase?

instead of 0-60 in 3 seconds and 800hp, why not 200mpg?

17 years ago my maestro Tdi did 52 mpg


22 years ago my Cavalier Diesel did 1 mile more per gallon than your Maestro did. Oh they were the days.


and derv was, what, 40p/ltr? 35p?
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