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Old 01-13-2009, 05:21 PM   #12 (permalink)
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HONDA P-100 photo

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I'd give the title to the 1972 P-100 hybrid with "S.W.A.G.'d" Cd0.17 and 173-mpg.HONDA never produced it but they did build it.It's a CIVIC with everything Walter Korff and R.G.S.White said to do aerodynamically,plus a little more.Sure could have used it in October,1973 when OPEC turned off the valve.
I went into the archives to the phil know aerodynamic photos album,and under "other vehicles 1",on page-2 there is a photo of HONDA's first hybrid,you can't miss it( it says "proven 173-mpg" on it's side.
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