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Originally Posted by Tosca
With that Sprint I was able to routinely use less than 5L/100km driven and once got it down to 3.6L/100km by driving 60 kph on a flat highway for 200km.
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Was it fitted with a manual transmission, right?
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In 1997 the Sprint was totalled when it plowed into a Camry that had run a 2-way stop sign. The car was still driveable but not worth the bodywork required, I guess.
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I guess with some makeshift bodywork it could have still been reasonable for a winter beater
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With the insurance money I was able to get a 1989 Swift GTi which was the same body style but with 100hp vs the Sprint's 55. The best fuel economy (and driveability) mod for that car is to advance the timing and road test, repeating until the engine pings then back off a hair. Suzukis don't generally use knock sensors and the GTi was able to run on 85 Octane gas from the factory, quite unusual for such a high output engine.
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It's quite impressive how such a small naturally-aspirated engine can outrun some Euro stuff from the same period and 50 to 55% greater displacement.
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Our other vehicle is a 1997 VW Transporter. The Transporter vans, in Canada, were the long wheelbase trades variants of Eurovan usually with no rear seats or windows and usually with a 5 speed 5 cylinder diesel.
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It does surprise me this engine was ever offered in Canada.