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[johannes]

A 230 MPG car that ... looks nice ...

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[Demick]

Your dad's escort probably had 70hp on a good day. Todays 'equivalent' cars are several hundred pounds heavier, and if they don't have at least double the old escort's horsepower - they are laughed out of the market. That's the difference.

[byndbad914]

Your dad's escort probably had 70hp on a good day. Todays 'equivalent' cars are several hundred pounds heavier, and if they don't have at least double the old escort's horsepower - they are laughed out of the market. That's the difference.

I hear you on that to an effect - here with gas just now starting to hurt tho' remain cheaper than Europe, people opt for power over economy. But I don't get it in terms of markets that equate to $7/gal for fuel. I think most people searching for economy aren't expecting to lay rubber for a block either and would choose a little sluggishness for economy, especially commuters.

BTW, you may be right on the HP (I don't know the number) but in terms of torque, I would take my friends out and we would laugh while I dumped the clutch and spun the tires thru first gear then yanked/chirped second (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) It wasn't going to win any races per se, but I would put it up against a stock 914 for comparison. And I liked my little 1.7L in my 72 when I used to daily drive it.

But I do agree - market demand is what drives car designs, not oil companies (hence my joke on conspiracy), so I don't expect to see any killer diesel cars here in the US any time soon... just surprised Europe hasn't produced anything reasonable.