OT Fuel Economy 376.59 mpg

[t_marat]

What do you think of this, 376.59 mpg
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/40023/113/

[Dave M]

Worth a read. I'm off to remove a rear wheel....

[repenttokyo]

Worth a read. I'm off to remove a rear wheel....

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay ahead of you!

[Mordan]

What do you think of this, 376.59 mpg
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/40023/113/

nice read

[632 Regal]

Bimmer looks better, pfft only 18 times the mileage. No brainer the Bimmer looks better and worth the additional fuel.

http://www.opel-p1.nl/custom/testcar/333.jpg

[BMWDriver]

It more looks like a 50's kind of a car. But, Opel being european, I can't imagine what cars looked like over there in the 70's.

So what the hell kind of mods did they do to the other lesser performers anyway ? In what manner are these four stroke engines so different ? Too bad the article doesn't cover that.

One thing's for sure, petrol rich countries would not want cars to perform that well. They need an income, and they own a lot of shares in a lot of companies. Guess who has power...

[632 Regal]

thus the dumbed down american.



One thing's for sure, petrol rich countries would not want cars to perform that well. They need an income, and they own a lot of shares in a lot of companies. Guess who has power...

[Washburn]

I think I remember when this test was done. I recall reading that several things were done, like wrapping the entire engine in inulation to retain heat )heat = energy), super high pressure low rolling resistance tires, and that the "normal driving conditions" is a bit of a stretch. I recall they turned the engine off when coasting down, and re-started to get up to speed. The article is very light on these kind of details.

[Tiger]

Ahh... almost the same as the modern hypermilers are doing with their hybrids and regular vehicles. I managed to eek out 3-4 MPG but not as much as they could... I want to read more to find out how to do it right.