Wayne Gerdes drives a Eurocivic ....

[cfg83]

Hello -

I am soooooo !@($*&@#(*$&@#(* jealous!!!! I was reading the "10 Ways to Boost Your MPG" thread, and that lead me here :

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http://www.forbesautos.com/advice/to...l?partner=blog

How come he gets a Euro-Civic diesel and we don't?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!

I really really really really wanted this version of the Civic to be sold in the USA.

Not Fair !!!!

CarloSW2

[SVOboy]

Who'd he kill for it?

[basjoos]

Wayne doesn't own or lease that diesel Civic, he just got the opportunity to do a short test drive in it.

[SVOboy]

Oooh, I see.

[repete86]

I want a EuroCivic.... Those things are so ****ing cool. I remember in Ireland every time I saw one, I wanted to bring it home with me.

[MetroMPG]

I think he gets it for a week. One of the side benefits of owning a website that gets lots of media coverage. (You listening, Matt? )

[cfg83]

MetroMPG -

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

I think he gets it for a week. One of the side benefits of owning a website that gets lots of media coverage. (You listening, Matt? )

Matt, you should totally try to borrow a Euro-Civic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One of my friends is an auto journalist, and he gets to test drive a 400 HP Lexus LS Hybrid :

http://www.leftlanenews.com/lexus-de...ls-600h-l.html

Lexus has unveiled the LS600h L ? a performance hybrid version of its new flagship sedan ? at the 2006 New York International Auto Show. Scheduled to arrive in Spring 2007, it will be the world's first vehicle of any class or category to feature a full hybrid V8 powertrain. The LS 600h will combine an all-new five-litre V8 gas engine with combined massive, high-output electric motors and a newly designed large-capacity battery pack. It will deliver a peak, combined output of more than 430 horsepower. As a SULEV-rated (Super Low Emissions) vehicle, LS600h is estimated to produce just 20 per cent of the smog-forming emissions of a conventional five-litre V8. Power is delivered to the wheels via a 2-stange ECVT transmission. It also has the first LED front headlights of any production vehicle.

Obviously, I wouldn't want one, but it's nice to see the technology in action.

Hmmmm, math time :

20% of a V8 => 20% * 8 => 0.2 * 8 = 1.6 => V1.6
20% of a 5.0 liter => 1.0 liter.

Sooooooo, it's emissions are the same as a "2 cylinder 1.0 liter" car.

Gotta work on that MPG, though,

CarloSW2