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84 mpg is a rather low number. Volkswagen Lupo 3L was about 78 mpg, but that was 15 years ago, and fuel efficient tech has advanced considerably in that time. A
by nawitus 11y ago
84 mpg is a rather low number. Volkswagen Lupo 3L was about 78 mpg, but that was 15 years ago, and fuel efficient tech has advanced considerably in that time. And the Lupo was a normal 4-wheel car with a lot more space than the Elio. The Lupo 3L is probably slightly more safer, too.
The Elio does beat the Lupo in price, though, but $6800 is of course an estimate.
- bagels 11y agoEuropean mpg is not the same rating as the United States mpg mostly because a gallon is not the same size everywhere, as ridiculous as that fact is. http://jalopnik.com/5981938/why-do-european-cars-get-better-mpg-than-us-cars http://jalopnik.com/5981938/why-do-european-cars-get-better-... Using your number of 78mpg imperial for the Lupo, this is only about 64mpg us.
- nawitus 11y agoIt's 78 miles per US gallon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Lupo#Lupo_3L https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Lupo#Lupo_3L
- ams6110 11y agoThe Lupo is not sold in the US, and this brings up something I've always wondered. Is 78 mpg calculated using imperial gallons? Because that would translate into a lower number in US gallons.
- MagnumOpus 11y agoThe hint is in the name. The "3L" consumes 3L/100km (under optimal conditions yada yada yada). That is 78.4mpg using US gallons or 94.2mpg using UK gallons.
- revelation 11y agoIt's crazy, with 84mpg this is just dead on arrival.