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Ya I think Vekke's Lupo will be pretty cool when he is done with it. However he has some big work to do in order to get that platform to reach 2L fuel consumption. The Lupo has a drag of .29 and at 1,885 lbs I think it will be tough to reduce weight while drastically improving aerodynamics. I hope he can do it but the odds are not in his favor. I am all for what he is doing I wish more people would experiment like he is doing with those cars. Now if he had the .8L TDI I think he would have a much better shot at it. As efficient as the 1.2L is it still uses quite a bit more fuel than a smaller displacement .8L would. Good point on this one RedDevil about not really needing the hybrid components. I think once you start to get up to and over 100mpg it does start to make you wonder if its worth the added costs and complexity.
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