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It is extremely common to fill up any ICE and get nearly 500 miles. It's almost like they sized the tanks to that standard.
by datavirtue 6y ago
It is extremely common to fill up any ICE and get nearly 500 miles. It's almost like they sized the tanks to that standard.
- theshrike79 6y agoOf the 8 cars I've owned so far, only one could do over 800km reliably with one tank (VW Passat Diesel). Most could handle around 500-600km (375-ish max). My current EV can do around 280-300km in one go and it hasn't limited me once. Back seat needs a pee-break after 200-250km anyway =)
- dreamcompiler 6y agoI can get that in my diesel pickup not towing (19 mpg and 30 gallons) but no car I've ever owned can get 500 miles from a tank of gas.
- frosted-flakes 6y agoA diesel mk4 VW Jetta/Golf easily gets 1000 km (620 miles) on the highway. Those cars were extremely common in NA at one point.
- dreamcompiler 6y agoThat was also the point just before the VW scandal proved that diesel engines can be high-mileage or low-polluting but not both at the same time. Which is why diesel VWs are rather less common today.
- frosted-flakes 6y agoMk4 VWs are MY 1998-2005. There's still a heck of a lot of them on the road now, but I think the peak was probably well before 2015 when the "scandal" took place.
- sib 6y agoMy last Subaru (traded in for Tesla Model 3) was lucky to get 250 miles.
- Tagbert 6y agoMost gasoline cars I’ve driven top out around 300-350 miles range on a tank.