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The Ford Fusion (Mercury Milan, Lincoln MKZ) has poorer rear visability than the Prius Gen III, IMO. It does, however, have built-in blind spot...
My bad ... Does Ford still buy the hybrid transmission from AISIN, or is the one for the Fusion completely in house?
Screw self-parking cars, now I know Toyota needs to invent self-folding cars!
Doesn't the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid use a licensed version of Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive? If so, then using this as a supporting argument for the...
Ken is the man!!! :p That is what draining the battery is for :rockon:
Here are my calcs: OK, let's say they burn 8 of 9 gallons (the tank is 9 gallons). Chevy Volt is rated 37 mpg by the EPA. 8 gallons x 37 mpg =...
LOL ... well this is from about 58 mpg to 53-50 mpg. When the fuel saving techniques are more extreme, the inability to use them drops fuel...
Does anyone know the peak efficiency of the Chevy Volt ICE? RPM & Torque would be nice as well.
Carrying about 400 lb of extra weight dropped my mpg about 5-8. Wasn't able to glide or use SHM effectively.
One way to XXXXcharge the Prius is to use an electric supercharger. Then there is no turbolag, and the Prius has a high voltage battery already.
^ Well, to be honest, on second thought plumbing compound will make a huge mess. It's quite oily. I've studied the rear view mirror and I suggest...
There is an interview with a Toyota engineer that states that DI does not provide much in the way of efficiency to an Atkinson-cycle engine....
It depends. If you went up a slight uphill that puts you out of the sweet zone at slower speeds anyways, the difference in mpg is minimal. On the...
^ lol. nice analogy I think there are many people whose primary concern is using less gas. In that case the 125 mpg figure is the figure they...
^ I do like to use your method of calculation as well IMO "MPGe" is not a great metric. It's like saying 2 apples + 3 oranges = 5
So if we assume they use about 8 out of 9 gallons, they are averaging 125 mpg, not counting electricity. This means they rolled about 700 miles...
I've calculated aero work at 75 mph to be 172.89 wh/mile Where do you get the value ~160 wh/mile. Is that calculated or a figure given by Wayne?...
Honda design has gotten all screwy lately, especially on the Accord. I much prefer the current Civic rear-end design. The talon lights are...
Hi Sage, I've used the formula for power of aerodynamic drag, P = (1/2)* rho * v^3 * A * Cd to calculate the aero work / mile and have come with...
^^Sorry to hear about both incidents. Hope it all ends well.
