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Old 10-27-2017, 03:01 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
It's notional, but the 36hp Beetle is (barely) capable of 40mpg in favorable circumstances. This would have the same weight as a stock Beetle ...
Doesn't a stock beetle weight about 1600lbs?

And a stock gen 2 Prius around 3000lbs? I can't imagine the difference between the Prius engine/transmission/hybrid system and the Beetle engine is more than 500lbs.
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