"If it were a standard I'd get even better mileage. Of course in the city it's worse (since I'm never in overdrive in the city)." We've come a LONG ways from the two-speed GM "Powerglide" (Slush-o-matic!) that sat behind the 283 CID V8 power plant that was in my Dad's 1964 Chevy Belair. Today's lock-up torque converters in today's automatic tranmissions aren't as inefficient as they once were, and can, against *most* drivers probably out-do a manual transmission mileage wise. Today it's no longer just a case of the mechanical levers and linkages or a fluid 'computer' that determines which gear is selected - there's a micro in the loop ... RF Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herbert Graf" To: Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 5:33 PM Subject: Re: [OT]: Gas & taxes (was Online electronics store) > > On Mon, 26 Aug 2002, Pic Dude wrote: > > > > > That would be rather difficult to get a V8 to have > > > better gas mileage than the Insight. > > > > Actually, a "regular" Mustang has a 3.8 liter V6. The GT, Cobra, > > Bullitt and Mach1 have V8s. > > > > There's a LOT of room for improvement, at least on the V6. I currently > > get around 20MPG in town, but I suspect with a few more modifications I > > could probably get that to 25MPG. Considering the cost, capacity, > > performance and "cool factor" of a Mustang as compared to the Insight, > > I'll take the 'Stang. > > I drive a car based on GM's 3800 engine and on the highway I get around > 7.6L/100km, that converts to about 31miles/US Gallon (around 37miles per UK > gallon), not bad. If it were a standard I'd get even better mileage. Of > course in the city it's worse (since I'm never in overdrive in the city). > Just proves that you don't need a 1L engine to get not to shabby mileage. > BTW these are ACTUAL MEASURED figures, not what the manufacturer hands out. > TTYL > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics