Yes – it is the Cal Poly Black Widow and they have tuned it to a mere 2700+ MPG. Wow. The best part is its not even a hybrid.
Posts Tagged ‘mpg’
38 MPG in a minivan, factory VW minivan.
Posted by tom.altman on May 5th, 2008
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You know I love my volkswagens. And I really do not like minivan. But I may be convinced to get one of these seriously ugly vehicles. The little grocery getter hauls 7 and gets upper 30’s for MPG. Now I know it’s using a diesel, but seriously…can someone in Detroit at one of the major automakers take a peek at what is happening in Europe with cars?
Sure diesel is 12%-55% higher per gallon, but this van gets 30%-50% better mileage than compareable – still nets 5%-25% savings.
Posted in environment, just because 
Tags: Fuel economy in automobiles, minivan, mpg, Volkswagen, vw 
1 Comment »Souped Down 1959 Opel T-1 Gets 376.59 mpg
Posted by tom.altman on February 28th, 2008
Yea – 1959…Opel of all things – 376 MPG!!!
Could you believe that the car above made the 1975 Guiness World Record book? Its claim to fame is getting an amazing 376.59 miles per gallon of gasoline, and that in a 1973 contest sponsored by Shell Oil (now Royal Dutch Shell).
Check it out. Granted – it was drastically changed…but the body shape was VERY 1959!
