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Old 09-15-2011, 12:59 AM   #19 (permalink)
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A 1970 340 Formula S Barracuda was good for 0-60 in 7 seconds. That's right 7 seconds!! A lot of that was tires....
Car and Driver tested the 2007 Mustang V6 (4 liters/245 cubic inches) at 0-60 in 6.5 seconds. Yeah, I unintentionallysqueal the tires occasionally, but I get fairly decent fuel economy with it...
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The presence of traffic is the single most complicating factor of hypermiling. I know what I'm going to do, it's contending with whatever the hell all these other people are going to do that makes things hard.
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