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Originally Posted by niky
The only car I've ever had that couldn't maintain speed up a slope was a two liter Nissan Vanette with a carburetor. And even there, it could pull up a 7 degree slope. It was once past 20 degrees that it was unable to maintain forward momentum.
Nothing modern, with electronic ignition and injection, is anywhere near that bad. Not even with half the displacement of my old van.
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I wouldn't overestimate the power of a 1.0L in a Vanette
Anyway, we might remember that gearing also has an important role in this matter.