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Originally Posted by oldtamiyaphile
My 875cc Fiat is sitting on 50mpg while Fuelly cars are averaging high 30's, we could talk about 'this one time' all day long. My 2 ton van will cruise along happily at 50mpg too. Keep in mind a lot of Fuelly users don't know how to input MPG data either.
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The 50 MPG was not just a one time thing that example was tank average over 500 miles. My point was for having an engine half the size, fewer cylinders and less horsepower, less weight it does not get a lot better MPG.
oldtamiyaphile I don't think the USA ever got the TwinAir engine. When I looked at the US spec. smart car, Fiat 500, Mazda 2 etc.My impression was wow all of those other cars are smaller and don't get noticeably better MPG. My thought was why buy a car that's less roomy does not get better or much better MPG and cost about the same. I would happily drive a 3 cylinder car if we got the 3 cylinder TDI here but that will probably never happen.