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Rich

2007-06-29, 1:25 pm

Useful Info wrote:
> Read all about it, here: http://Muvy.org


http://www.smartusa.com/smart-car-fortwo-pure.html

Is that a car?

Looks like a motorcycle inside it's sidecar.

Looks like a single seater, but they only show a
side view so you can't tell.

If it only gets 40MPG then it can't be too
efficient. My 1994 Honda Accord got 40MPG
when it was new and it seats 4 and has room
for groceries.

Cheers,

Rich



Balanced View

2007-06-29, 1:25 pm

Rich wrote:
> Useful Info wrote:
>
> http://www.smartusa.com/smart-car-fortwo-pure.html
>
> Is that a car?
>
> Looks like a motorcycle inside it's sidecar.
>
> Looks like a single seater, but they only show a
> side view so you can't tell.
>
> If it only gets 40MPG then it can't be too
> efficient. My 1994 Honda Accord got 40MPG
> when it was new and it seats 4 and has room
> for groceries.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rich
>
>
>

That's odd, the Canadian version gets well over 60 mpg (4.2 litres per
100 km)
Balanced View

2007-06-29, 1:25 pm

Balanced View wrote:
> Rich wrote:
> That's odd, the Canadian version gets well over 60 mpg (4.2 litres per
> 100 km)

I forgot to add that's for a combined city/highway driving. It gets 3.7
l/100 km highway (manual)
Duane C. Johnson

2007-06-29, 8:25 pm

Balanced View wrote:
> Rich wrote:


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> That's odd, the Canadian version gets well over
> 60 mpg (4.2 liters per 100 km)


Could it be that a Canadian gallon has 5 quarts
instead of 4 quarts as in the US?

Duane

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Rich

2007-06-29, 8:25 pm

Duane C. Johnson wrote:
> Balanced View wrote:
>
>
>
>
> Could it be that a Canadian gallon has 5 quarts
> instead of 4 quarts as in the US?


I'll be damned.

http://www.travelmanitoba.com/defau...ge=127&node=579

Volume
Canadian gallon to litres: Multiply number of Canadian imperial gallons by 4.5.
Litres to Canadian gallon: Multiply number of litres by 0.22 The Canadian gallon
is based on the imperial quart, which is one quarter larger than the U.S. quart
(four Canadian gallons = five U.S. gallons)
Note: Measurements are approximate for easy conversion.

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Only problem with this explanation is that if the Canadian gallon
is 1/4 larger, 1.25*40 = 50, not 60.

Is the Canadian mile different too? :-)

Cheers,

Rich


> Duane
>

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