Two decades later, Bellingham man puts 100 mpg car back on the road - Bellingham Herald
Some ofyou may have seen this one before.
- originally built in '84
- builders claim 100 mpg (US) at 60 mph, 80 mpg At 70 mph, 114 mpg at 55 mph
- 1500 lbs
- fiberglass/aluminum construction
- unspecified 3-cyl Mercedes diesel engine
- plan to enter an updated version in the Automotive X-Prize contest
Quote:
[In 1986...] the duo drove the car from the U.S./Mexico border to Vancouver, B.C. - averaging 103.7 miles per gallon and spending less than $15 on the diesel that fueled their drive into the Guinness Book of World Records.
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"Nobody really cared. Big deal. Fuel was cheap. There was a glut of fuel," Henderson, 51, recalled earlier this week. "Fast forward to today. Things change, don't they?"
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Avion website:
Fuel Economy over 100 miles per gallon - Avion