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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls
A lot of us 1L guys will tell you 60HP is plenty... in a one ton car. How light of a pickup can you find/make?What's that work out to in terms of grams per KW-hr, and in terms of thermodynamic efficiency?
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First off a 1ton pickup and a 1ton car are very different
Second the lightest pickup made was 1100lbs and is called a Subaru 360 sambar, all the lightest pickups then to present are Japanese minis.
The smallest conventional truck is a very old ford ranger which with 60hp is best left as an in town vehicle due to aero issues or the very old 4 banger Ford car with a pickup truck bed thingies which also had only about 60hp stock in the late 50's & early 60';s
Oddly enough 2.8 gallons per hour per 60 HP is very efficient, I wonder if the op is willing to divulge WHAT MODEL of motor he is specifically citing? That is near 40% efficiency mind you (maybe wrong but the worlds most powerfull diesel article can't be wrong I don't think)
There are 50mpg smallish diesel trucks made by Isuzu overseas but that is at 50mph.