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Old 05-03-2014, 05:57 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Ford Formula 1-liter Ecoboost

Here's a link to a street legal Formula car with 57-mpg at 70 mph.
Ford Formula 1-liter Ecoboost - Ask.com YouTube Search

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Old 05-03-2014, 06:05 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Makes me wonder what my old formula vee could do...naw, too uncomfortable.
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Old 05-03-2014, 06:49 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Wow! That looks super fun and long as the road isn't too bumpy.
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Old 05-03-2014, 07:05 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I (sincerely) hope FORD does a better job of squeezing MPG from their turbocharged engines than GM has NOT done (face-slapping, double entendre, intended).
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Old 05-03-2014, 07:08 PM   #5 (permalink)
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170hp of 3 cyl fun , 4 second 0-60 is spectacular
My old Geo 3 cyl was 55hp of slow fun (it was a convertible) if driven on the highway at 55mph it got 50mpg.

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