Gas mileage ?'s

[Lagonda]

It's European law that cars need to have this system in the dashboard.

That's a load of crock. There's lots of cars around without an onboard computer.

[apple HEAD]

In 1989 a naturally aspirated diesel AX, using the 1360 cc all aluminium alloy TUD engine, managed a figure of 2.7 litres per 100 kilometres (100 mpg-imp/87 mpg-US), totalling over 1,000 miles (1,609 km) from Dover to Barcelona.

This was the longest ever distance travelled on 10 imp gal (45.5 L/12.0 US gal) of fuel and earned it a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the most economical production car.

TAKE THAT TOYOTA PRIUS

[henk4]

In 1989 a naturally aspirated diesel AX, using the 1360 cc all aluminium alloy TUD engine, managed a figure of 2.7 litres per 100 kilometres (100 mpg-imp/87 mpg-US), totalling over 1,000 miles (1,609 km) from Dover to Barcelona.

This was the longest ever distance travelled on 10 imp gal (45.5 L/12.0 US gal) of fuel and earned it a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the most economical production car.

TAKE THAT TOYOTA PRIUS

imagine that the same AX could be had with a modern common rail engine....2 liters per 100 would be easily achievable....

[apple HEAD]

that beggs the question, why hasnt anyone of the major manufacturers made a more economical diesel.

i have a 15 year old 1.5 d AX that regularily returns 75 mpg and the best bit is it was in really good condition when i bought it for £200

[apple HEAD]

1000 miles to a tank in 1989 is still pretty impressive. they did a limited run of electric AX'S too and even sold a 4x4 version lol

[Ferrer]

that beggs the question, why hasnt anyone of the major manufacturers made a more economical diesel.

i have a 15 year old 1.5 d AX that regularily returns 75 mpg and the best bit is it was in really good condition when i bought it for £200

Because people want all sorts of gizmos.

And weight kills everything...

[henk4]

that beggs the question, why hasnt anyone of the major manufacturers made a more economical diesel.

i have a 15 year old 1.5 d AX that regularily returns 75 mpg and the best bit is it was in really good condition when i bought it for £200

Because all manufacturers had to convert their small cars into tanks, to have at least some protection against the behemoths some companies presented as the ultimate market desire.....

[Mr-Supercar]

has anyone heard about the ronn scorpion it's 40 mpg 193mph top speed and 0-60 in 3.5 seconds pretty good for a economical supercar

[apple HEAD]

very good point. i think the AX has like a 9 out of 10 euro Death rating or something like that.lol

citroen have recently launched an even smaller car,the c1. this is not perticularily economic however it would also not be very Good in a crash.

And i dont believe that the car that replaced the AX would be much safer in a crash.

i mean sure the saxo is heavier,slower and less economical but id does use the AX chassis and engines so it cant be all that better in a crash

it just seems to me that everyone is taking a step in the wrong direction in these hard economic times.

[henk4]

Ronn Scorpion Supercar Gets 40 MPG | Hydrogen Cars and Vehicles

why introduce such technology in a "supercar"? what mileage would this system get in small city car that does not need to be able to reach 200 mph?

[henk4]

very good point. i think the AX has like a 9 out of 10 euro Death rating or something like that.lol

citroen have recently launched an even smaller car,the c1. this is not perticularily economic however it would also not be very Good in a crash.

And i dont believe that the car that replaced the AX would be much safer in a crash.

i mean sure the saxo is heavier,slower and less economical but id does use the AX chassis and engines so it cant be all that better in a crash

it just seems to me that everyone is taking a step in the wrong direction in these hard economic times.

I fully agree, but consumer organisations will always keep on demanding the highest safety levels, probably without realising that it is the same consumer that most of the times causes the most stupid accidents.

[LeonOfTheDead]

has anyone heard about the ronn scorpion it's 40 mpg 193mph top speed and 0-60 in 3.5 seconds pretty good for a economical supercar

we don't even know if that think is capable of moving without being pulled.

very good point. i think the AX has like a 9 out of 10 euro Death rating or something like that.lol

citroen have recently launched an even smaller car,the c1. this is not perticularily economic however it would also not be very Good in a crash.

And i dont believe that the car that replaced the AX would be much safer in a crash.

i mean sure the saxo is heavier,slower and less economical but id does use the AX chassis and engines so it cant be all that better in a crash

it just seems to me that everyone is taking a step in the wrong direction in these hard economic times.

every new car is safer than its predecessor, but it also has to satisfy bigger expectations from Politicians, customers and so on. for example, now a new car has also to face the deal of pedestrian impact, something completely different from protecting the passengers.
the point is that a lot of cars aren't as much safer than their predecessors than what they would like to let us think. so, just because the car weights twice the former, it doesn't, obviously, mean it's twice safer.
Active safety added a lot, but eventually we are driving faster and faster, disregarding of everything, thinking all those ESP,TCS and so on is going to save us, and so we catch ourselves in worst situations then what we did 20 years ago. and there are also a lot more cars now on the road than 20 years ago.
the old Fiat 500 had to face to possibility of hitting a Citroen 2CV as a common threat, now it's crash-tested against an Audi Q7, kinda different.

[apple HEAD]

i know. its horrible

[Ferrer]

So basically we should ban SUVs.

[LeonOfTheDead]

So basically we should ban SUVs.

the truth is out. now they have to face it. Ferrer spoke.