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Old 01-28-2011, 08:40 AM   #54 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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Originally Posted by rmay635703 View Post
But wait they have improved its fuel economy in the 2011 model

It’s a Start: 2011 Bugatti Veyron Increases Fuel Efficiency by 1 MPG |
In this case 1 MPG is nothing to laugh at! That's a 7% improvement.
Notice that the improvement is only in highway milage, city milage stayed the same at 8 MPG. This implies that modifications were in aerodynamics, not weight reduction.
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