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Old 05-12-2009, 02:38 PM   #2 (permalink)
binarycortex
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new beetle - '98 Volkswagen Beetle GLS
90 day: 32.98 mpg (US)
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The web page says its 110mpg equivalent because its running on e85. My question is, whats the actual mpg. I doubt a 400hp, 500ft/lb of torque V8 can do an actual 110mpg. I don't like this marketing ploy of "equivalent" mpg. There will be a lot of unhappy people when they buy this and find that they pay almost the same for the E85 but don't get anywhere near 110mpg.
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