Dreaming of a euro car...
I was looking at new cars available in Europe...
Man I'm so jealous... There the Fiat 500 is available with the 0.9L TwinAir gasoline 2 cylinder engine. 86hp @ 5500rpm 107ft-lb @ 1900rpm 107mph max speed 0-62.15mph: 11.0 sec 2213 lbs Start-stop technology 50.1 / 65.3 mpg (city/highway) Just for reference, on the euro cycle, the Prius gets 58.8 / 61.9 mpg (city/highway) Plus the 2 cylinder makes has such an awesome soundtrack :) Unfortunately, it will never meet North American "consumers' " "demands" for "power" and "refinement". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZQzD...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y57ZUySZFg |
I used to have the original model.. This new one sounds great, almost like original. I am glad that Fiat didn't made the same mistake VW did with its Beetle/new beetle.
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Dats cause we be Moronicans.
He needs some lessons in gear shifting. regards Mech |
For less money you can get a really nice air-cooled vintage Porsche 911, and the sound will be awesome. Not Ferrari awesome, but it would still put that Fiat to shame.
You have good taste in cars, dream bigger young man.:cool: I get 27 mpg hwy, not bad for a +30 year old car. Some people claim to get over 30 mpg in theirs. 2013 Abarth Panda. Come Again? 2013 Abarth Panda. Come Again? Quote:
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im always looking at what europe has for cars. i like to shock people at work by showing them cars like the ford fiesta econetic,the seat ibiza ecomotive,the vw polo bluetec, and what they get for mileage. we here in the usa are really still in the 1970's.
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I saw that too. Don't even get me started on that one, it gets 58.8 / 81.1 mpg (city/highway) on the Euro Test Cycle. |
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Sheez, we can't get much more than 20 MPG out of my wife's 1982 911...
The 84+ ones with electronic fuel injection (instead of CIS) and taller gearing do better, but still!! -soD |
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Spirited driving can knock you down to 8 mpg on the track, 10-12 on the street. On average if you stay off a highway and fool around a fair amount of the time 18-20 mpg is respectable and fun (with an old air-cooled Porsche). One of the guys in the Pelican forum rebuilt his engine and can only get 20 mpg hwy. I think he just tightened it up too much, and could improve with age. |
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