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Old 10-11-2019, 03:16 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
Team Metro
Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 52.71 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 52.48 mpg (US)
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You want viral?

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Originally Posted by Andyinchville1 View Post
With YouTube videos actually paying money I would imagine possibly being paid more on YouTube videos than actually driving! Ha

If getting your project on as many blogs/forums/sites as possible is the goal, then a manual transmission diesel drivetrain in a Prius is unquestionably the way to go.


Also, it'd be pretty fun to see what kind of numbers you could get -- Prius Cd is 0.24-0.25 if memory serves, and frontal area is probably similar to the Golf. Do a few more well-known aero mods to it and you could be knocking MPG out of the park with a sufficiently tall top gear taking advantage of the low drag.



And the hatchback means it's still utilitarian for your needs.



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Anyways I am keeping my eyeball open for a relatively low-cost Prius to try to do a swap...

Please keep us posted!
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