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Old 07-25-2013, 09:13 AM   #4 (permalink)
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It's all about Diesel
 
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Originally Posted by niky View Post
A small, four passenger three-cylinder diesel with decent aero (meaning: not a tall-boy design) should be able to accomplish 100 mpg (US) with no sweat at 50 mph. But such a device, despite potentially costing less than a Honda Civic, would never be able to make it to the US.
Slap the engine out of the Diesel-powered Indian version of the Chevrolet Spark into a Brazilian Chevrolet Onix, strip it down a little more for weight reduction, replace some body panels with lighter ones made out of composite materials, and some slight aeromods would also be needed

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