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Old 01-25-2011, 11:43 PM   #27 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls View Post
Of course the vehicle will lose fuel economy in the translation into to something fit to sell - no, you can't have 260mpg...
So? I'd be perfectly happy with 130 mpg. Replace some of the carbon fiber with fiberglass, and maybe a bit more performance - can it hold highway speeds up a 6% grade? - and I'd buy one. But no, all we get is prototype after prototype :-(
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