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04-27-2010, 09:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bror Jace Recycling Nazi Join Date: May 2008 Location: People's Republic of Albany Posts: 234 Blue Bullet - '06 Civic Sedan LX 90 day: 35.68 mpg (US) Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Lotus on automotive efficiency Very good article on what can be done to cars to improve efficiency: Lotus imagines the Toyota Venza, circa 2020 and minus 400 lbs — Autoblog (Support Ecomodder.com & get rid of these annoying ads!) __________________ --- Bror Jace

04-28-2010, 09:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
Old Tele man ...beats walking... Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,352 Vibe - '09 Vibe Base (2ZR-FE) 90 day: 32.19 mpg (US) Goldie Locks - '011 Cruze LTZ 90 day: 29.42 mpg (US) Thanks: 56 Thanked 330 Times in 249 Posts	2¢ summary: • MASS affects city driving most. • AERO affects highway driving most. __________________ • 2011 Chevrolet Cruze LTZ 1.4LT 6A • 2009 Pontiac Vibe 1.8L/SFI 4A • 2004 Pontiac Vibe 1.8L/MFI 4A • 2003 Ford Focus ZX5 2.0L/Zetec 4A • 1971 Dodge Charger 318 3A • 1970½ Plymouth AAR 'Cuda 340/6BBL 4M • 1968 Dodge Charger 383 3A • 1967 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 383 4M • 1965 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 273 4M

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04-30-2010, 11:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
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04-30-2010, 12:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
Daox Administrator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 5,677 Daox's Paseo - '97 Paseo Team Toyota Last 3: 53.99 mpg (US) Daox's Prius - '04 Prius 90 day: 54.91 mpg (US) CM400E - '81 CM400E Thanks: 185 Thanked 431 Times in 298 Posts	The Elise. (Support Ecomodder.com & get rid of these annoying ads!) __________________ Current projects - Project Pretty Prius Grill Bock Prius Build Thread Paseo Build Thread

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