Hypermiling

[Grub]

Hypermiling

Meh, just a new-fangled fancy word for Maori Overdrive

[Edbear]

We should all be driving FIat 500's, like this. The 1.2 lt gets 60mpg and the turbo diesel gets 70mpg and cranks out 75hp!

[Mikkel]

"nuclear plant operator" ? Hm, some other dude had a job like that. can't remember who.

Damn good point!

Maybe when petrol hits $3 we'll see people demanding better economy .

I doubt it.

Actually I think the government should just double the fuel prices and use that money to improve NZ's infrastructure to be more energy efficient. That would be foresight and I'm sure it would help ease congestion too. If not, double it once more and then I'm sure we'll start seeing cars carrying passengers besides the driver!

Then again, considering the ineptitude of NZ politicians I actually think that there'll be more foresight in Joe Blog using his money to buy beers and smokes.

[Mikkel]

We should all be driving FIat 500's, like this. The 1.2 lt gets 60mpg and the turbo diesel gets 70mpg and cranks out 75hp!

I very much doubt it'll get 70 mpg @ 75 hps...

[jim.cox]

We should all be driving FIat 500's

Nice - but its still a frigging cage

Bikes, mate, thats what we should riding

[Beemer]

Are all Americans idiots?

Discuss.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4505436a19716.html

I can see this going the way of the "are all female motorcyclists lesbian?" thread...

[MisterD]

He didn't say "if all Americans adopted this practice". He said "if all vehicles on American roads got 45mpg". Precision in debate, please!

And I wouldn't be too hasty to condemn that as complete bollocks:

Notice how that isn't broken down any further though. Merkins are utterly dependent on oil because nearly all their freight goes by road - check with Kenwood and Peterbilt- but I reckon it'll be a while until any of their vehicles can do that kind of economy.

[scumdog]

Notice how that isn't broken down any further though. Merkins are utterly dependent on oil because nearly all their freight goes by road -

Not unlike a certain country in the middle of nowhere - and that doesn't even have any oil...

[Mental Trousers]

Notice how that isn't broken down any further though. Merkins are utterly dependent on oil because nearly all their freight goes by road - check with Kenwood and Peterbilt- but I reckon it'll be a while until any of their vehicles can do that kind of economy.

Don't you mean Kenworth??

[MisterD]

Don't you mean Kenworth??

Erm...yes...now, was I thinking of car stereos or cooking tonight's dinner...

[Sully60]

"If every vehicle in the US got 45 miles per gallon, we would not import any oil," he said.

And their "commander in chief" vetoed the bill to impose a 35 mpg fuel economy standard.

Once an oil baron, always an oil baron.

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Who are the idiots in America?

[R6_kid:Me]

We should all be driving FIat 500's, like this. The 1.2 lt gets 60mpg and the turbo diesel gets 70mpg and cranks out 75hp!

I want!!!!!!

[Grub]

I want!!!!!!

Not if you lived next to me you don't. After a particularly good party at our flat, the neighbour found her Fiat 500 sideways in her garage.

It was horrible .... she woke me up at 0730 to ask me if I could get it out. What an ungodly hour on a Saturday to wake someone ... has she no consideration!

[Skunk]

We should all be driving FIat 500's, like this. The 1.2 lt gets 60mpg and the turbo diesel gets 70mpg and cranks out 75hp!

Nice for a small car. Would a 6.7 litre V10 fit?

I liked some of the reader comments on the stuff article.

[Mike748]

I wouldn't want to be slipstreamed by some american tank and definately not with it's engine off!

Without engine assisted braking some of their vehicles would take forever to stop!