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freebeard · 11-20-2019, 11:21 AM

My favorite what-if would be a Prius with a Dasher 5-speed, 36hp VW and Porsche cooling fan. The donor vehicle got 40mpg with a 0.41 Cd. The Prius would loose hundreds of pounds of weight. I estimate equal economy and less acceleration.

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freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 27,659 Thanks: 7,765 Thanked 8,575 Times in 7,061 Posts	My favorite what-if would be a Prius with a Dasher 5-speed, 36hp VW and Porsche cooling fan. The donor vehicle got 40mpg with a 0.41 Cd. The Prius would loose hundreds of pounds of weight. I estimate equal economy and less acceleration. __________________ . .Without freedom of speech we wouldn't know who all the idiots are. -- anonymous poster ____________________ . ."We're deeply sorry." -- Pfizer