Re: Fuel Efficient Cars (was Oil Economics)

From: Alfio Puglisi (puglisi@arcetri.astro.it)
Date: Thu Feb 06 2003 - 02:46:24 MST

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    On Wed, 5 Feb 2003, spike66 wrote:

    >BillK wrote:
    >> Ronh wrote:
    >>
    >>>My VW would not hold minimum speed in our hilly areas. Many of our
    >>>high ways have posted minimum speed and my car would not maintain that
    >>>speed.
    >>
    >> Well, I think the VW Rabbit is an old design (correct me if I'm wrong).
    >> Diesel engines are not noted for performance (even turbocharged
    >> diesel engines)...
    >
    >The Diesel is excellent for *performance as a function
    >of fuel use*.

    Every teenager here dreams about the Seat Leon (that's a VW sub-brand).
    It's powered by a 1.9L turbocharged Diesel engine with 150 hp, and still
    manages 53 MPG at freeway speeds, and 30-35 in urban streets.

    Ciao,
    Alfio



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