http://www.ifenergy.com/50226711/loremo_on_the_edge.php
you could drive across america on 20 gallons!!!
daniel
you could drive across america on 20 gallons!!!
daniel
whoa.... where do i sign?Dandaman said:http://www.ifenergy.com/50226711/loremo_on_the_edge.php
you could drive across america on 20 gallons!!!
daniel
CanadaRAM said:Also note that the LS version, which gets the 157 mpg, has a top speed of about 55 mph and they don't say anything about acceleration. The sport version, which they quote acceleration figures for, they don't quote MPG![]()
CanadaRAM said:You're going to find that it gets 157 MPG only when it is running at constant low highway speeds, where its low coefficient of drag comes into play. A slippery body doesn't mean too much at city speeds. The most efficient car in the world gets zero miles per gallon while idling at a stoplight... which is the theory behind the hybids that allow the gas engine to be turned off during low demand.
Also note that the LS version, which gets the 157 mpg, has a top speed of about 55 mph and they don't say anything about acceleration. The sport version, which they quote acceleration figures for, they don't quote MPG![]()
Sorry, I misread it as km/hWildCowboy said:Not quite...here are the specs. The LS model has a top speed of 160 km/h (100 mph). Acceleration is horrid. The GT uses almost twice as much gas as the LS.
= Vaporware.available world wide in 2009.
maxterpiece said:An average economy car today goes 0-60 in probably like 17 seconds.
Road & Track tested the Ford Escape XLT and Hybrid (both FWD), the new Civic EX and Hybrid NAVI, and the Camry SE V6 and Hybrid. The fastest was the Camry SE, at 6.1s, and the slowest was the Civic Hybrid, at 10.1s. The slowest to 60 in their Summary, is the Prius (1st gen I think, tested in May '01) at 11.6s. And just for kicks, the Scion xB would take approximately 34s to hit 100.WildCowboy said:Can you show me such a car? I imagine you'll be hard pressed to find a car (other than a huge hulking gas guzzler) than goes 0-60 in more than 12 seconds. Your entry level Corollas, Civics, and Elantras are all around 8-10 seconds.
By the time you hit 135, you'll already be where you're going!the GT model will reach up to 135 mph with a 0 to 60 mph acceleration of 9 seconds.
And it would only take you 20 days!Dandaman said:you could drive across america on 20 gallons!!!
CanadaRAM said:= Vaporware.
Meh.
Wake me up when there's something real to talk about.
Counterfit said:By the time you hit 135, you'll already be where you're going!
And it would only take you 20 days!![]()
Chip NoVaMac said:Speed at taking off from a stoplight is not all the end all be all.
Yeah, but you have the machine guns and the ejector seat, so its all good.dmw007 said:Wow, 1-5-7 MPG!![]()
I wish that my car got that kind of gas mileage!![]()
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CanadaRAM said:Yeah, but you have the machine guns and the ejector seat, so its all good.
pseudobrit said:My car gets 54 highway (real life numbers), weighs a touch under 3000lbs and has about 160ft-lbs of torque. It also climbs like a goat with all that low-end grunt.
WildCowboy said:Can you show me such a car? I imagine you'll be hard pressed to find a car (other than a huge hulking gas guzzler) than goes 0-60 in more than 12 seconds.
Counterfit said:By the time you hit 135, you'll already be where you're going!
And it would only take you 20 days!![]()
Personally, I think it's about time that people begin to realize that they're going to have to make a sacrifice in performance in order to minimize damage to the environment, and to preserve what little petrol we have left. Instead of buying the car that can go 220 km/h, which nobody really drives at anyway, they're going to have to get a car that "only goes to 160 km/h", which is faster than most people drive anyway (in most countries), so I don't see what the big deal is. The large majority wouldn't notice this performance difference. It'll only look bad on the specs page, but in their own reality, it won't matter much. Despite that, people will buy the car that can get to 220 km/h because people are quite selfish, and even if they'll never drive that fast in their entire lives, they still want it.pseudobrit said:Volkswagen already made a 3L/100km Lupo (~78mpg) and they didn't take it out of Europe.
They understood that with its small size, very little power and lack of convenience features there would be a limited market for such a vehicle, especially when they have to ask for more money for less car.