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Old 07-20-2015, 05:44 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Hersbird View Post
Now if somebody would make an RV like that with a I4 Cummins for power. Bed in the tail like a V-berth in the front of a boat. Make the interior 6 1/2' tall in the center and make it 7' wide. What would the frontal area be about for that?
I bet it could get 30 mpg

or maybe better yet this motor
2.8L Cummins I-4 Turbodiesel Specs
Frontal area would be about 38.22 sq-ft for the cabin,plus axle and tires,'n anything else.
Seems like a modern TDI engine would have no trouble with 30-mpg,since Jettas are pulling Sport Airstreams at 32-mpg.
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