With a mix of RE85 and 90-octane gas (50/50) i calculated 26 MPG.
and that was achieved with zero hypermiling tricks, driving mixed city/rural, and accelerating at WOT
and this sucker is great on bad roads of finland, the wikipedia article is bs.
the feeling of a "soft" suspension comes from a long suspension travel.
i can drive over speed bumps at 20 MPH
i have droven this car at 25mph on a forest road and the suspension never "hits bottom".
maybe with a full load the suspension is too soft, but i rarely have anything over 200Kg in my car.
Also the serviceability is great. Me and my friend changed the belts for the camshaft and alternator in an hour at the first time, now i could manage it in half an hour
i also installed a radio, but it cuts off, so it must have a loose connection or a bad ground somewhere.
theres no ABS, Power steering, or airbags. The only thing that can go off is the engine light, and it's on already
(the car runs normally, but the fuel enrichment is too high due to ethanol, hence the light
)
And rooster, it's the same 8V engine samara/2108 has, so the engine design was already 28 years old when the car was made in 2003
grille block is one of the things i've considered, and maybe rear skirts.
the car would look futuristic or sci-fi-ish with couple of aero mods
