> why not have them get crap tons better mileage and keep the power the same?
> Surely these things should be getting 60-80 mpg my now?

My thoughts, exactly.  Keep in mind it's torque that makes cars pleasantly
drivable, so optimize for that rather than HP.  My 200D had only what, 55HP?
But it had a fair amount of torque, and so drove rather nicely around town.
It was only on the freeway that the lack of HP became noticeable.

-- Jim


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