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freebeard · 08-12-2019, 09:21 PM

I posted this first in 2013. My assertion is that based on the power ratings and Cd of the [40mpg] 36hp Beetle and the Prius that a air-cooled 36hp motor would return equal economy if not equal acceleration.

Are the spats and wheel disks a cheat?

08-12-2019, 09:21 PM	#254 (permalink)
freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 28,781 Thanks: 8,176 Thanked 8,950 Times in 7,392 Posts	I posted this first in 2013. My assertion is that based on the power ratings and Cd of the [40mpg] 36hp Beetle and the Prius that a air-cooled 36hp motor would return equal economy if not equal acceleration. Are the spats and wheel disks a cheat? __________________ . .Without freedom of speech we wouldn't know who all the idiots are. -- anonymous poster ____________________ . .Three conspiracy theorists walk into a bar --You can't say that is a coincidence.