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Old 04-16-2012, 01:34 PM   #35
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Default Re: Is the Hybrid really the solution?

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Originally Posted by treessavoy View Post
I am an avid fan of Top Gear (the real one) and they often preview new cars being introduced in Britian and Europe.

Last year they previewed a VW Golf with a small turbo diesel that got 75 mpg and many other cars that were in the 50mpg range.

We don't have these cars for various reasons but mostly because of emissions and safety rules. Since global warming has been exposed as based on falsified documents and we have probably "over-relied" on safety, why don't we let these cars into the U.S. and save a lot of gas?

JimR
We do have a turbo diesel VW Golf (and Jetta) here. It's rated in the mid 40s mpg I believe but they say you can get over 50 on the highway, and it's got decent hp for its size. Also, remember the UK gallon is equal to 1.2 US gallons, which makes mpg higher over there.

Also, these diesels are remarkably clean, more so than most gasoline engines
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