Originally Posted by
cls12vg30
50-60 miles per gallon? What cars are these? Even a Prius has trouble averaging economy that high. The only car I've ever seen rated so high was the Honda Insight.
The diesel revolution has passed you by obviously. If you would take an average two litre diesel car available over here and drive it according to the USA speed limits, you would easily get between 18-20 km from a litre of fuel. Somebody can do the calculation into mpg, but I am sure you will arrive at figures between 50 and 60. Small diesel cars, still capable of running 160 kph if need be, would on average use less than one litre every 24-26 km. And before you start bashing diesel cars as being noisy and slow, try a modern one first.
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