My son works with a couple of people who last year got VW's with diesels. The guy with the bug claims close to 60 and the on with the larger model is claiming around 50 MPG. But with the direct injected gassers starting to come out I don't know if that is going to be enough of a difference to justify the extra cost of fuel. We may be on the verge of gas engines being much more efficent. I know that GM has announced that they have a direct injuection gas engine about ready.
Lee Iaccoca was ask in an interview about econemy. He explained that the gains made in the very late 70's and early 80 while astounding would not be easily repeated. He explained that in that time frame that the average car lost 1500 pounds and gained fuel injuection. The only quick way to improve mileage would be to shead more weight. Then he made a comment that go carts were not street legal.
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