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Old 12-05-2016, 01:47 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 123gts View Post
The thing that amazes me is with all the advances in technology new cars are getting 90s honda fuel economy.
Apart from the cars growing bigger and heavier at each new generation (a weight reduction at this transition is highly uncommon), other issues such as the gear ratio better suited to standard test procedures over real-world efficiency can also be blamed for that.
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