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Originally Posted by larrybuck
In Europe and elsewhere of course, fuel is much more expensive than here in the USA. Stock OEM vehicles there are much better for our Eco-driving needs.
A regular Joe in Europe drives his econo-diesel in normalcy!! He/she is like an OEM civilian compared to us Eco-modders.
Your thoughts; please????????
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I know what you're saying about economy and compact cars being more prevalent in Europe. However, many people this side of the pond don't understand that their measurements regarding fuel economy are different than ours. They use an Imperial Gallon instead of a US gallon, which is actually 20% more fuel. This should help explain why a TDI golf in Germany is capable of getting mileage in the 70s straight from the factory.
While the automobiles in European countries ARE particularly good on fuel, diesel or otherwise, the fact that their "gallons" are 20% larger than ours sheds a lot of light on the subject.
This also can help us to understand margins concerning the price of their fuels as well.