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Offline Blobby

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Things could be worse with our fuel tank range
« on: July 29, 2017, 09:08:39 am »
Part of an article i copied from Drivetribe about the Bugatti Chiron

It's big, heavy, has a W16 engine with four turbos, and can do a walloping 1,500 HP. We knew this wasn't going to end well as far as the EPA rating was concerned, right? It's not like you're buying the Chiron for its excellent mileage; in fact, it's quite the opposite. You might as well be in a contest to see which car can get the lowest mileage.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the Bugatti Chiron returns, wait for it, 9 MPG in the city and 14 MPG on the highway for a combined rating of just 11 MPG.

Using this combined figure, the EPA estimates that the Chiron's fuel tank is good for only 100 miles at best on the 9.1-gallon fuel tank. That assuming you hypermile the crap out of this car, and who wants to do that? Not a Chiron owner, that's for sure.  :o
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Re: Things could be worse with our fuel tank range
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2017, 02:33:37 pm »
I can leave with that as all chiron owners my recons .
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Re: Things could be worse with our fuel tank range
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2017, 06:01:59 pm »
The old Ford Escort RS2000 rally car used to return 4 mpg on stages and that was only a mildly tuned 2 litre Pinto engine. Considerably better driven sensibly(😴) on the road I might add!
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Re: Things could be worse with our fuel tank range
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2017, 10:12:31 am »
my old range rover was worse than that  :'( and had the performance of a diesel escort full of cement
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Re: Things could be worse with our fuel tank range
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2017, 11:49:18 am »
Quote from: lanerider on July 30, 2017, 10:12:31 am
my old range rover was worse than that  :'( and had the performance of a diesel escort full of cement
Sounds like my 2.5 petrol Cherokee.
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Re: Things could be worse with our fuel tank range
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2017, 08:27:11 pm »
I  feel a lot better about the Nissan 350Z which I have just bought. 26.4 mpg. Good fun with the roof down.
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