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Originally Posted by BHarvey
Funny that people actually believe today's cars are more efficient than 20+ years ago.
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strictly MPG point of view, it seems like cars have NOT made
as big of an increase in effeciency as folks think they should.
But, looking at the big picture, I do believe cars are more effecient than they were 20 years ago. I say this based on this explanation of the word effecient from "wiktionary.org" - "Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy." That 1 gallon of gas gets you a little farther(better MPG) and also lets your car do more for you:
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Originally Posted by some_other_dave
More room, more power, more features, more passive safety--more more more more more! That's why cars don't get much better mileage now than they did 20+ years ago.
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Originally Posted by Arragonis
It seemed to me that the efficiency gains of a modern engine, FI etc. had been put into adding performance and space and not into increasing FE.
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