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| lapuwali |
 Mar 7 2006, 01:31 PM
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Not another one!  Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743   |
Hybrids are the buzzword now, and people marvel at how the latest Civic hybrid gets 50mpg.
Autoweek had a short article on the early Civics, which got 55mpg with a carb. 1.2L, 50hp, 1500lbs. Sure, they were slow, but they were described as still being fun to drive. The way most people drive modern Civics, I doubt they'd notice if they suddenly only had 50hp. (yes, I know emissions are much better, it's quieter, it crashes better, yada, yada...) |
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| SirAndy |
Mar 7 2006, 01:42 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,469 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
what always cracks me up, look at any given new car commercial and how they now focus on how "efficient" their cars are and that they get "30 mpg" ... wow, great! i mean, i got a car that was build in 1970 that get's 30+ mpg ... and back then (35 years ago!), in germany, they were considered gas-guzzlers ... this world is nuts ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif) 30 mpg is not even close to being a good gas-milage, especially not for a brand new car ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool_shades.gif) Andy PS: in 97/98/99 i leased a Renault Twingo that i used for communting. about 130 miles roundtrip every day. the car got between 40-45 mpg. just plain old normally aspirated otto motor ... |
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lapuwali OT: how far we've come? Mar 7 2006, 01:31 PM
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