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99metro · 08-11-2009, 11:21 PM

Wow. 190 mpg gasoline engine? wow. 40 mile range on electric. 190+40 = 230 mpg. I'd like to see how they get 190 mpg out of that engine.

Oh, that's right. Marketing scam.

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