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blownb310 · 04-24-2010, 11:24 PM

I wondered the same thing. In fact, I saw just the car I wanted while on vacation in VA. I didn't get a picture, but it was a little Citroen AX. The plates on it said "Diplomat". The fender said that it had a 1.5 diesel in it. Here's a pic of one from Wiki:

The one I saw was the same color as this one. They have plastic panels in non load bearing areas, a drag coefficient of 0.31, and a very light weight of just 1,411 lbs!

Wiki says they can achieve 80 mpg without hypermiling. [...per 153 ounce Imperial gallon, or about 65 miles on one of our 128 ounce gallons].

Perfect! Why can't I get one in the US?

04-24-2010, 11:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
blownb310 Master EcoModder Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 476 Saab EV - '19 Chevy Bolt EV LT Pierre - '07 ZENN MC2 Base Thanks: 178 Thanked 89 Times in 45 Posts	I wondered the same thing. In fact, I saw just the car I wanted while on vacation in VA. I didn't get a picture, but it was a little Citroen AX. The plates on it said "Diplomat". The fender said that it had a 1.5 diesel in it. Here's a pic of one from Wiki: The one I saw was the same color as this one. They have plastic panels in non load bearing areas, a drag coefficient of 0.31, and a very light weight of just 1,411 lbs! Wiki says they can achieve 80 mpg without hypermiling. [...per 153 ounce Imperial gallon, or about 65 miles on one of our 128 ounce gallons]. Perfect! Why can't I get one in the US? __________________ 2007 ZENN and 2019 Chevy Bolt EV 145,000 oil free miles to date. Last edited by blownb310; 04-25-2010 at 12:07 AM..