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Old 03-20-2018, 11:54 AM   #17 (permalink)
Big Dave
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The Red Baron - '00 Ford F-350 XLT
90 day: 27.99 mpg (US)

Impala Phase Zero - '96 Chevrolet Impala SS
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They do well in the EPA tests but real-world, they get about the same as the V-8s.

Secondly, I wouldn' hit a dog in the butt with a direct-injected gasoline engine. Intake valves coke up and cost a fortune to fix.

Direct injection is not ready for prime time.
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