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Originally Posted by Robbie
I like the car...but wow...only 40 miles per gallon? That's the best our "modern technology" can do? I had a 1971 VW bug that got 40 miles per gallon with a freakin' weber carb on it. lol
My 1973 MG that I sold right before I moved to Vegas a couple of months back got 30 miles per gallon...and I had a supercharger on it.
WTF? 40 miles per gallon is it? I figured it would be 60 mpg or something. Damn.
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It was a series of tradeoffs for the company. The original got around 60. It was light as a feather and had a weaker engine. The new one had to be safe for the American Market (as you have seen by all the comments) . It is a straight gas engine, so unlike a prius that has a second electric motor this one only has one engine. But, I didn't get it for the gas mileage, I got it because it was so cool.
