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Re:A Short History of the VW Mark 1 Rabbit/Golf by mgraupner on Saturday March 18, 2023 @04:51PM (#35212983)
I drive the current BMW 3 series with a 150 PS Diesel engine and in summer I manage to get between 47 and 51 mpg at about 130 km/h (about 80 mph) on the highway. And I'm not even trying too hard to save gas. VWs current Diesel engines have the same mileage.
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Re:A Short History of the VW Mark 1 Rabbit/Golf by sbaiddn on Saturday March 18, 2023 @05:07PM (#35213115)
But you have 40+ engineering improvement on his VW. And the last 40 years have been revolutionary for engine performance.

In the end cars got heavier and their cross sections bigger. Killed all the would be fuel improvements

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