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Lettin the cat out of the bag

50mpg diesel part 2
Posted August 10 2008 03:16 PM by Jason Sands 
Filed under: Editorials, Direct Injection

Ok so we couldn't wait.  After my teaser in the last blog about a 50+mpg compact car, I just had to let everyone know what the big surprise was.  Ready?  It's a...


...diesel Chevette.  Yup not only is it one of the slowest cars that America ever built (0-60mph in 21 seconds) it also has some of the best fuel economy ratings: 41mpg in the city, and 55mpg on the highway.  Will it really do that well?  Well, we'll find out because we just bought one.  That's right, our new 50+mpg secret weapon is a 1982 Chevette.  If you're laughing now, just wait until you see the article.  A whopping 51 horsepower.  Anyhow, on our 8 mile drive to work, we'll feel a little better now knowing that our little 'vette gets better mpg than anything on the road, even the fuel economy hoil grail, the Prius.  More to come.

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