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Old 03-04-2012, 12:53 PM   #1 (permalink)
A.J.
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The Countess - '03 Mazda Protege LX 2.0
90 day: 25.66 mpg (US)
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Dreaming of a euro car...

I was looking at new cars available in Europe...
Man I'm so jealous...

There the Fiat 500 is available with the 0.9L TwinAir gasoline 2 cylinder engine.
86hp @ 5500rpm
107ft-lb @ 1900rpm
107mph max speed
0-62.15mph: 11.0 sec
2213 lbs
Start-stop technology
50.1 / 65.3 mpg (city/highway)

Just for reference, on the euro cycle, the Prius gets
58.8 / 61.9 mpg (city/highway)

Plus the 2 cylinder makes has such an awesome soundtrack
Unfortunately, it will never meet North American "consumers' " "demands" for "power" and "refinement".



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