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In reply to the discussion: MPGs. What happened? [View all]Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)25. ^^^^^^^This
Add in oversized wheels, upgraded interiors and all the electronic/nav/entertainment bells and whistles everyone expects in their cars now, and the weight of everything has skyrocketed...
I saw the 7th generation Corvette will come in at over 3500 lbs (!!) I thought my Mustang has heavy, and that's 3600...
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It didn't even have a gas gage, although it did have a nifty little reserve tank.
Bandit
Feb 2013
#18
Creature comforts, sound deadening and especially electronics had a huge impact
kysrsoze
Feb 2013
#35
I've had three vehicles with diessel engines and I'm definitely not military...just sayin'. nt
snappyturtle
Feb 2013
#3
I had an awesome diesel Mercedes. Had to push a button on the engine to make it stop running
Recursion
Feb 2013
#4
Particulates are relatively easy to deal with and Diesel engines are inherently more efficient.
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#24
Car manufacturers got caught greatly "overstating" their MPG claims back in the 1970s-1980s...
OldDem2012
Feb 2013
#5
I'm in the office now, but in the March '13 C+D interview with the Corvette team
Blue_Tires
Feb 2013
#32
I had a 1981 Plymouth Horizon Miser TC3 in mid-80's, got 45 mpg hwy, 35 city. nt
Mnemosyne
Feb 2013
#19
Finishing up an antique Nissan Z (very slowly because money is tight) that gets better mileage
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#29