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Re:Europe's love affair with diesel cars has been a disaster by usaar333 on Saturday October 17, 2015 @03:04PM (#10405612)
50+ mpg? What non-hybrid is that fuel efficient? I've seen almost none that beat even 40 combined city/highway
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Re:Europe's love affair with diesel cars has been a disaster by playworker on Saturday October 17, 2015 @03:20PM (#10405665)
I know there's some sort of VW reputation issue with fuel economy these days ;) but something like the latest Golf as an example of a "normal" car (you need to expand the Fuel Consumption category to see the numbers: http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/new/golf-vii/which-model/engines...
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Re:Europe's love affair with diesel cars has been a disaster by andrewaylett on Saturday October 17, 2015 @03:42PM (#10405755)
US vs. Imperial gallons? That gets you 20%.
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Re:Europe's love affair with diesel cars has been a disaster by usaar333 on Sunday October 18, 2015 @03:45AM (#10407521)
ya, that explains the issue. GP's gallons are bigger than the ones I am thinking of
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