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Old 01-03-2008, 10:28 PM   #10 (permalink)
trebuchet03
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The Wagen - '00 Jetta GLS
90 day: 32.72 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by newtonsfirstlaw View Post
Isn't CAFE standards at 27.5mpg?

How far we've come...
New CAFE is 35mpg by 2020

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dont forget about all those weight penalties due to crash safety and stuff. and the fact that the model T couldnt drive on the highways, or start itself without a crank.
Just for future reference... The original model T weighed in at around 1200 pounds and the later year model T's with all steel construction weighed 1500lbs.... In any case, on a flat road, constant velocity - there's no weight penalty :/
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