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Old 06-05-2017, 04:54 PM   #58 (permalink)
Frankencar
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GTI TDI - '91 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Diesel
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Originally Posted by elhigh View Post
If it could reliably deliver 50 mpg from a small diesel drivetrain, a 5-gallon fuel tank would be 250 miles of range. That's almost as much as I can consistently get out of my Forester, which is ostensibly a "real" car with "real" range..
Numbers should far exceed 50mpg in a 500KG mini-diesel if the aero is anything but horrendous. My 92 VW Corrado SLC (.32 Cd, 1.81 mē Frontal area) has an 18.5 Gallon tank that when vented is useful for about 19.5 gallons. It regularly returns about 51 MPG (US) with a 1998 Jetta 1.9 TDI swapped in... I drive it like I hate the world too - it very often sees triple digits. I can't really complain about the 1,000 mile range and sub $6,000 price either.

FRANKENBUILT 1992 Corrado SLC TDI Conversion: http://www.fuelly.com/car/volkswagen/corrado/1992/frankencar/377699
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