Extreme mpg: 1982-style
Found this link today. It's sad that cars used to get better mpg back in '82 compared to today. Makes me wish I still owned my Plymouth TC3.
Maybe, like the fellow says in the comment following the list, the EPA figures were overly optimistic at the time. It's an interesting site none-the-less. http://www.mpgomatic.com/2007/10/09/...high-mpg-cars/ |
Re: Extreme mpg: 1982-style
I don't think many people got those kind of numbers , but we probably did not have hipermilers in those days. Gas prices went pretty high then as well and big line ups! H
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Re: Extreme mpg: 1982-style
Originally Posted by Harold
(Post 150585)
I don't think many people got those kind of numbers , but we probably did not have hipermilers in those days. Gas prices went pretty high then as well and big line ups! H
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Re: Extreme mpg: 1982-style
Originally Posted by FastMover
(Post 150679)
. . . Somehow it didn't catch on very well in the Eastern US.
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Re: Extreme mpg: 1982-style
Looking at a single column doesn't tell the whole story. 24 City, 40 Highway MPG? That's a pretty big difference, and that's for cars traveling at 60 MPH for the highway as well. As mentioned, it was unlikely that most drivers saw the EPA numbers anyway, let alone maintain an average greater than the old EPA Highway MPG estimate for tank after tank. I'm not saying that it's impossible, after all, I've managed to do that with the FEH, but for all but a very select minority, yes, it probably was "impossible".
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Re: Extreme mpg: 1982-style
I believe highway speeds were 55 back then.
Another factor is weight. 1982 Civic's curb weight was around 1500lbs. Today's Civic is around 1,000lbs more and has a larger engine to match. Today's Civic is radically different in almost every way since then. Although the acutal MPG has gone down, the overall efficiency has gone up if you take it all into consideration. Anyone remember the early 70's Chevy Vega? It had good sticker numbers. But you had to drive it floored for any acceleration at all. (0-60 in what? 20 seconds?) -Steve |
Re: Extreme mpg: 1982-style
Yes I remember the Chevy Vega, I had two of them. Good little cars except for the valve guides. And your right, not much power. The old bug was the same ! Full throttle all day long, and if you got tail wind you may hit 65mph. H
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Re: Extreme mpg: 1982-style
Originally Posted by Pravus Prime
(Post 151182)
Looking at a single column doesn't tell the whole story. 24 City, 40 Highway MPG? That's a pretty big difference, and that's for cars traveling at 60 miles per hour for the highway as well. As mentioned, it was unlikely that most drivers saw the EPA numbers anyway, let alone maintain an average greater than the old EPA Highway MPG estimate for tank after tank. I'm not saying that it's impossible, after all, I've managed to do that with the FEH, but for all but a very select minority, yes, it probably was "impossible".
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