Hell, my 86 Escort would get up to 700 miles on a 13gal tank full. Of course it was a diesel. Ford claimed 38mpg but I consistently got 45 combined, and 50-55 on the highway. Now if my S-10 would only do so well (15 town/25 highway).
-- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- keith_w wrote: > Paul Stenquist wrote: >> On Jul 25, 2006, at 5:05 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> >>> I just looked under the hood of a Prius. Now there's a complex little >>> devil: I think there are more electronics under the hood than there >>> is engine by a factor of 10. >>> >>> Nice car to drive, however. > > >> A decent "jerk factor" as automotive engineers are fond of saying, >> but it certainly runs out of steam in a hurry. Not fun by my standards. >> Paul > > You mean, the charge is too small to be practical? Runs out of power too > quickly? > > A 1.5 litre engine, of 76 hp, in a car weighing almost 2900 lb is not going > to > be much of a performer, but 580 miles on a tank of gas is not all that bad! > Also, performance will depend on how it's geared. > > Interesting concept. > Know the price? > > keith whaley > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
