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Old 10-04-2008, 04:27 PM   #45 (permalink)
SuperTrooper
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Auburn, NH
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Wicked Wanda - '99 VW Beetle GLS
90 day: 29.59 mpg (US)

Green Monster - '99 Ford Explorer Sport
90 day: 16.73 mpg (US)

Dad's Taxi - '99 Honda Odyssey EX
90 day: 24.23 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by roflwaffle View Post
W/ the auto stop/start systems I've seen popping up as well as six speed manual boxes there is absolutely no reason to not be able to put out something compact that'll do 0-60 in ~6-8s and average ~50mpg. Acceleration and efficiency are not exclusive.
The 2009 Jetta TDI DSG does it in 8.0 seconds (MotorTrend) and will get 50+ mpg in the real world.

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