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Old 08-28-2021, 07:50 PM   #6 (permalink)
Isaac Zachary
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
If I were to make a 5hp pusher for the leaf I would expect it to get about 90mpg at a top speed of around 45mph.
But GM did try putting under sized V6 car motors in full sized trucks, they got better city mileage but seemed to get worse highway mileage.
Now they have a 4 cylinder diesel they put into their full sized one ton extended 15 passenger Vans (optional). I'm not sure what kind of fuel mileage it actually gets though.

I did once know a guy who said he three trucks, one with a V6, one with a V8 and one with a V10 and he claimed they all got exactly the same fuel mileage.
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