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Originally Posted by sendler
People could ... get the totally wrong idea
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Right. I just edited my first post saying 86 mpg is according to the optimistic Japanese test cycle.
Where that claim may seem streched, what about that Peugeot 208
getting an 'officially recorded' 149 mpg?
Not a special design like VW's XL1 but an actual volume model, stripped down to just 780 and equipped with some fancy stuff like glassfiber beam springs and Le Mans racing parts.
Of course, if that ever goes on sale it will have mirrors again and a 12V battery, and probably a bigger radiator, etc. and no racing parts that cost more by themselves than a standard 208. But who knows - a real 100 mpg family car may see the light one day.
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