I drove a 5 speed diesel Hyundai Atos in France. Fuel economy was over 50 mpg equivalent.
On Tue, Sep 27, 2022 at 6:58 AM mitch--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On 2022-09-26 22:54, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 26, 2022, at 17:05, mitch--- via Mercedes wrote: > >> The old 1.6L Rabbit diesel was said to burn a pint per hour, so a > >> modern > >> GDI engine is about twice as thirsty as a 40 year old diesel. > > > > But the old Rabbit diesel had about 40HP (when new) or so? > > Somewhere around 40-50 I think. > Cruze has bearings sized for 153hp. And it gets 50mpg at a steady 55mph, > in a car considerably wider and 50% heavier than a first gen Rabbit. I > think a 4sp Rabbit got about 50 highway, on fuel with a higher energy > content. 1.6L Diesel Cruze (137hp) will do 70+mpg if you drive 55. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
