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Old 07-03-2012, 01:17 AM   #6 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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Originally Posted by finalkev1 View Post
But i'm a bit surprising by one thing. The lupo 3l is made to do 3L per 100 km, and it's very difficult to do it.
That's because the Lupo (or any other car in last umpteen years) wasn't made to get 3 l/100km in daily driving, but only the European fuel consumption test. The engine an transmission are tuned to a few sets of known speeds and accelerations, while on the road you need the whole spectrum of driving styles.

Your ZX was probably made before car companies started fine-tuning cars to the test only. Also, the test has changed a few times, making it harder to beat.
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