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Dean · 2006-09-25, 10:04 PM

There is no magic. Nothing significant has happened to internal combustion since '98, and possibly 80 something when fuel injection became the norm.

A/F = A/F. The only way to get better mileage is to use less of both which means less power. Displacement, and forced induction use more of both.

So, find the lowest displacement NA AWD car, and buy it. But I can't think of a 1.6-2.0 litter NA engine AWD car off the top of my head.

And unless you do a lot of stop and go driving, Hybrids won't do much if at all better than a small displacement car. For the most part, they cheat to get their high numbers because in the EPA test, they get to start with a full charge, and the power loss due to all the conversion, and extra weight hurt.

2006-09-25, 10:04 PM	#10
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	There is no magic. Nothing significant has happened to internal combustion since '98, and possibly 80 something when fuel injection became the norm. A/F = A/F. The only way to get better mileage is to use less of both which means less power. Displacement, and forced induction use more of both. So, find the lowest displacement NA AWD car, and buy it. But I can't think of a 1.6-2.0 litter NA engine AWD car off the top of my head. And unless you do a lot of stop and go driving, Hybrids won't do much if at all better than a small displacement car. For the most part, they cheat to get their high numbers because in the EPA test, they get to start with a full charge, and the power loss due to all the conversion, and extra weight hurt. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids... Last edited by Dean; 2006-09-25 at 10:08 PM.