I don't understand what the problem is. VW made a deisel rabbit in the 70s that got somewhere in the 60-70 mpg range, so the technology is there. The real problem is that car manufacturers have convinced americans that they have to have 300 hp, 5000 lbs tanks , which of course will never get good gas mileage.
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Current car
2000 Boxster 2.7l red/black
Previous cars
1973 Opel Manta
1969(?) Fiat 850 Convertible
1979 Lancia Beta Coupe
1981 Alfa Romeo GTV 6
1985 Alfa Romeo Graduate
1985 Porsche 944
1989 Porsche 944
1981 Triumph TR7
1989 (?) Alfa Romeo Milano
1993 Saab 9000
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