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Originally Posted by JasonG
1 MPG, wow that thing guzzles
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...yeah, but it makes for
real simple mathematics:
1 MPG =1 gallon per mile (GPM)!
...which is basically what the oiriginal Chrysler Abrahms turbine-engined tank got! Back during the Carter administration, I instrumented and measured its fuel-consumption tests at the Yuma Army Proving Ground...300 gallon fuel tank = 300 mile range...which was virtually same as the GM variable-compression ratio diesel tank.