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mfor4x4 · 02-01-2009, 10:07 PM

I don't post here much, I just like to read what all of you guys say but here are my 2 cents.

Make a car with less horsepower, this is one of the reasons why the Metro gets such good mileage.

Make a light car, once again the Metro is a perfect example of this.

Make a car with a Camless engine. I don't know how many of you guys have heard of this, I would imagine most of you had.

Here is a good camless engine link: Browser Warning

Transmissions: I have little experience with the new CVT (Constantly Variable Transmission) I got to drive a Dodge product with this transmission in it but the car seemed fat and heavy, typical of most American Cars.

We got in a discussion at work about the mileage of new trucks, the guys at work were saying how these new trucks get the same mileage as trucks from the past. I pointed out that these new trucks are weighing a lot more and have at least 2 times the horse power. Imagine a new truck with only 150 horse power and a reg cab long box, I wonder what kind of mileage this combo would get. This would mean though that the truck wouldn't be able to pull 10,000lbs without slowing down going up a hill.

02-01-2009, 10:07 PM	#32 (permalink)
mfor4x4 EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I don't post here much, I just like to read what all of you guys say but here are my 2 cents. Make a car with less horsepower, this is one of the reasons why the Metro gets such good mileage. Make a light car, once again the Metro is a perfect example of this. Make a car with a Camless engine. I don't know how many of you guys have heard of this, I would imagine most of you had. Here is a good camless engine link: Browser Warning Transmissions: I have little experience with the new CVT (Constantly Variable Transmission) I got to drive a Dodge product with this transmission in it but the car seemed fat and heavy, typical of most American Cars. We got in a discussion at work about the mileage of new trucks, the guys at work were saying how these new trucks get the same mileage as trucks from the past. I pointed out that these new trucks are weighing a lot more and have at least 2 times the horse power. Imagine a new truck with only 150 horse power and a reg cab long box, I wonder what kind of mileage this combo would get. This would mean though that the truck wouldn't be able to pull 10,000lbs without slowing down going up a hill.