Re: Turning The TW200 Into A Street Bike (Mostly)

On 13 Aug, 14:49, Mark Olson <ols...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Blattus Slafaly wrote:
Blattus Slafaly wrote:
The EPA ratings are fucked. I get 52 mpg with my Jetta diesel. The
EPA says it 38mpg. All I know is how much fuel it takes per miles
driven. I guess the average driver has his foot buried in the floor
mat all the time.

As a matter of fact the reason the following cars are not allowed in the
US is because it makes Detroit look like a bunch of mpg retards. And the
EPA look like flat out liers and protectionist assholes of the US car
companies.

CAR: Citroen C1 1.4 HDi
PRICE: £8,925 - on the road
INSURANCE GROUP: 2
CO2 EMISSIONS: 109g/km
PERFORMANCE: 0-60mph 15.6s / Max Speed 96mph
FUEL CONSUMPTION: (urban) 53.3mpg / (extra urban) 83.1mpg / (combined)
68.9mpg
STANDARD SAFETY FEATURES: ABS with EBD, four airbags, cornering
stability control.
WILL IT FIT IN YOUR GARAGE?: Length/Width/Height 3435/1630

Keep in mind the mpg figures quoted are Imperial (UK) gallons, so divide
by 1.2 to get mpg in US gallons.

I would love to be able to buy a Ford Fusion estate[1] with a 1.4 liter turbo
diesel engine like the one I drove in Italy. Something ridiculous like 60
mpg (US gallon), and plenty of pep. If Ford would import that car I predict
it would be their top selling model, displacing the Focus.

[1] different car from the Fusion model sold in the USA, naturally.


The US will get the diesel 'thing' eventually, once peoples' archaic
preconceptions are overcome. The only thing that I miss when driving a
diesel is a musical exhaust note and, sometimes, a soaring rev counter
needle.

Last week, I was driving a Honda CRV. No idea if that's sold in the
US: it's a soft-roader. Mainly FWD, but if it needs extra grip or the
front wheels start spinning, it gives the rear wheels an extra shove.
Lovely VTEC engine and as smooth as you like.

But just the wrong engine for the vehicle. No low down torque at all.
As I was towing hot air balloons with it, this was A Bit Tiresome. The
diesel Discovery we were also using was way better.

OK, so that's an unfair comparison really, but many modern diesels are
absolutely super drivers' cars.
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