"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
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John Cairns wrote:
These guys are saying this engine was derived from the 426, more
impressive is the claimed fuel economy #'s, but I'd be surprised if you
could reach these in real world conditions.

Well it does have variable displacement, but I'll bet if you drive it like
it was meant to be driven (hard)
you won't come even close to those figures.

Cheers
Marty
Yeah, I worked for a research(consumer) firm way back when, got involved in
doing mileage testing for FoMoCo, they were trying to get better fuel
economy #'s for the Escort. You had to drive like a typical old person,
veeeeeeeeery slow acceleration from stops, etc. Nothing at all like the
average person drives. My ZX3 is rated at 25/33, even though I have a lead
foot it consistently averages around 25 mpg. in city driving, it will get
around 25 on the interstate averaging 80-90 mph, who knows, maybe the EPA is
using more realistic driving conditions to derive the numbers?
John Cairns