Fuel Economy

[Bredayaris]

I was reading about the VW Lupo. 3 cylinder diesel that gets 78 MPG!

But that's a VW, they are expensive, boring and bad quality!
And 78 mpg isn't true also, ok behind a truck maybe with a little luck you get that mpg.

But in the other hand petrol in the States is getting more expensive i realize that but it is nothing if you compare it with Western Europe!

Petrol here costs 1,50€/ L,
that's 5,67 €/ Gallon,
that is 7,80 USD/ Gallon

I don't know what you guys pay for petrol but i think it's 2 times cheaper?!

[Nigal]

Originally Posted by Bredayaris

But that's a VW, they are expensive, boring and bad quality!
And 78 mpg isn't true also, ok behind a truck maybe with a little luck you get that mpg.

But in the other hand petrol in the States is getting more expensive i realize that but it is nothing if you compare it with Western Europe!

Petrol here costs 1,50€/ L,
that's 5,67 €/ Gallon,
that is 7,80 USD/ Gallon

I don't know what you guys pay for petrol but i think it's 2 times cheaper?!

Our gas runs about $2.50-$3.25 a gallon which isn't as bad as some European countries. But isn't a major chunk of the cost over there due to taxes. Doesn't Britain fund their healthcare with gas taxes? I may be wrong. i do agree about the VW; expensive, ugly and poor quality but the mileage they logged was about standard and some testers got upwards of 85 mpg. I would think the Japanese engines would be at least close.

Diamler/Chrysler is going to be bringing the Smart Car to American markets next year. It'll be interesting to see how Americans respond.

[Canuck]

Originally Posted by Nigal

Diamler/Chrysler is going to be bringing the Smart Car to American markets next year. It'll be interesting to see how Americans respond.

If it's like they did in Canada, it's too expensive. a base Smart runs you about $2K more than a Yaris. And I like the extra seat.

[churp]

Originally Posted by Nigal

....Diamler/Chrysler is going to be bringing the Smart Car to American markets next year. It'll be interesting to see how Americans respond.

Since Chrysler is no longer part of Diamler...does anyone know if this is going to happen????

[onara]

Originally Posted by Bredayaris

But that's a VW, they are expensive, boring and bad quality!
And 78 mpg isn't true also, ok behind a truck maybe with a little luck you get that mpg.

But in the other hand petrol in the States is getting more expensive i realize that but it is nothing if you compare it with Western Europe!

Petrol here costs 1,50€/ L,
that's 5,67 €/ Gallon,
that is 7,80 USD/ Gallon

I don't know what you guys pay for petrol but i think it's 2 times cheaper?!

As a matter of fact I once drove a VW Lupo as a company car when I was working in Germany. It was easily getting 75 MPG (3.2 Liter/100 km) Diesel without any tricks. I can't speak about the quality, but it seemed to be okay to me. They used titanium to lower the weight of the car. That's why the price was too high at about $23,000.

And then again the Lupo is completely overpowered with a top speed of 105 Miles. I wonder what the mileage would have be with a sensitive engine.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by onara

And then again the Lupo is completely overpowered with a top speed of 105 Miles. I wonder what the mileage would have be with a sensitive engine.

overpowered? doesn't those things have around 70 hp? also, isn't there a GTi version?