KN16
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You can register using your Google, Facebook, or Twitter account, just click here.Yep #$%^ communist numbers, but the Elio weighs significantly less than a Mondeo which should easily push you back to the 84 red white & blue MPG mark if you don't have a heavy foot and utilize the extra 50HP. (Yea right)I will have to find the thread however I am certain we have discussed this article before. Several things to take notice of. This engine is much more complex, read expensive, than the Elio engine. The mileage in this article is UK imperial MPG so 70 Imperial MPG converted would be about 58 US MPG. Also the European tests cycles are well known for giving higher highway MPG ratings than the US EPA numbers meaning if this car were tested to EPA regs it would likely be rated under 50 MPG which is a good rating but not nearly as impressive as the 70 MPG UK number which you see before you understand how the numbers play out.
Snipped: Remember the goal of the Elio vehicle is not to produce the most fuel efficient car possible but to produce a very fuel efficient vehicle for a very low price which is a balancing act. There are plenty of engines out there with plenty of well proven technology which could provide more power and/or more fuel efficiency however they would raise the cost of the Elio which is one of the major selling points of this vehicle.
snipped: There will be other more durable solutions, many will add significant weight calling for major suspension mods and/or reduced drive ability and safety. Most will also never again see your Elio getting 84MPG. A potentially significant handicap since there is not room for anything more than the stock 8 Gal fuel tank.
Barry, welcome to the forum which has the latest information, rumors, opinions, helpful friendly people, and hours of entertainment. Enjoy the Elio experienceI drive an eight cylinder F150 for my company and in order to get some sense of what 0 to 60 in just over 9 sec feels like, gunned it...upshot,0 60 in 9+is more than adaquit.
Hey, on a related subject. It has been years since I drove a stick. Is it still an "H"patern?