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Metro sedan with 1.3L & tall gearing (why not more efficient than 1.0L?)

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12-05-2016, 11:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
guitarterry EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kampsville Posts: 77 stinky - '97 geo metro lsi 90 day: 44.71 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Metro sedan with 1.3L & tall gearing (why not more efficient than 1.0L?) OK was wondering why nobody uses the sedan? The aero is better. The why doesn't anyone use the 1.3 but gear it where it fires less than the 1.0. Listen. If u drive the 1.0 at 55 and the rpms are 3000 and a 1.3 with tall gears and tires so it turns 2000 rpms. With less turning of water pump, oil pump, alt etc. Wouldn't that save fuel. Isn't the 1.3 a better motor? Last edited by MetroMPG; 12-06-2016 at 10:47 AM.. Reason: (added info to title)

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12-06-2016, 12:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
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