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For 100+ year old technology, it was relatively small. Obviously 20HP is easily possible with a 1/10th that displacement today, given fuel injection and variable valves, etc.
It was an amazingly durable design, and today's cars do not have to deal with unpaved roads, let alone 2 feet of mud or river crossings. I'll bet that a paved and well graded highway (under 3% slopes) the Model T would equal today's average car in MPG.
The Model T could burn kerosene, or gasoline, or 100% ethanol. Not too shabby.
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