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Old 09-10-2008, 04:26 PM   #1 (permalink)
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'El Misil' - '91 Opel Calibra 2.0i
Last 3: 29.02 mpg (US)
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Hola

Hello Ecomodders.

I've been exploring your site for some time and find it highly interesting. May be I can contribute a bit.
I'm afraid I'm not strictly a partisan of mileage or ecology
, but of efficiency. The late tends to go hand in hand with the former however .

As an example, I own a '91 Opel Calibra whose engine I heavily fiddled from 115 to 142HP; top speed is now 220kmh/148mph. Bad recipe for good mileage you'd think, but the more efficient engine, allied with the superb aerodynamics (Cd 0.26), means this 1200kg/2650lbs car now swallows just 42mpgUS @ 95kmh/60mph and 31mpgUS @ 150kmh/95mph .

See you around.

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