Huge advance in fuel efficiency


	Huge advance in fuel efficiency

willhelm

6-26-2008 10:09 PM

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6-26-2008 10:40 PM

jatfla

Wow...80 MPG!!! Forget Toyota; let's go Aussie!

6-27-2008 1:34 AM

n2sooners

I'd love to be getting 30+ mpg in my truck. Of course, this would mean we would still need oil and gas and that drilling might not be a bad idea.

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