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MetroMPG · 01-04-2008, 08:31 PM

Quick answer: full block + block heater for sure.

I have wondered: would a more efficient a car be slower to warm up? Makes sense to me.

The fastest warming car I've ever driven was a Mitsubishi 2.0L (I think - whatever the motor was in the Talon/Eclipse/Laser).

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