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22.8 mpg in a 4,200 lb yacht with an antiquated engine at 60 mph is very impressive!
The engines found in the musclecars of the late 1960s had much more efficiency than what was in that. Gives you an idea of what could have been done during the 1970s oil embargo when people were demanding fuel economy. The car companies, instead of streamlining their V8 models, decided to punish the consumer for daring to demand fuel economy by selling crap like the Pinto and Pacer, which got about the same fuel economy as the musclecars they replaced, with much less performance. No wonder imports sold so well in comparison...
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