63 MPG on the Highway

[Tony_SS]

Just Not Our Highways


The just-launched Mini Cooper Countryman can get 63 MPGs highway – just not on our highways.
Like so many other diesel-powered vehicles, it's not available in the United States. Instead we get gas-electric hybrids like the Toyota Prius – which maxes out at 48 MPGs on the highway.
It's very strange.


http://www.lewrockwell.com/peters-e/peters-e16.1.html

[6'9"Witha69]

Of course, because hybrids are so great for the earth, right? :hmm:
All that nickel mining doesn't really count as part of the Prius' carbon footprint, right?

Efffin joke.

[formula]

SURPRISE hybrids are crap on the highway because they just turn back into a regular car hauling around a ton of extra weight!

I WANT MY TURBO DIESEL HYBRID ALREADY.

[moreHP]

I seem to remember a lot of talk about small diesel engined cars coming to the USA when the last big hike in gas prices hit. I thought there was going to be diesel half ton trucks too. Maybe if prices go way up again this summer, they will finally start offering them here. I know VW has the TDI powered little cars but what about everybody else?

[newbaa]

The BMW 335d looks pretty sweet! An aluminum-block, twin-turbo diesel that redlines at 5k??? Yes, please!

[go-fish]

I would love to replace my 48-52 MPG TDI in on a Mini Countryman. Import more diesels already!

[T_Raven]

I'd much rather have a small turbo diesel in my Silverado 1500 than the 5.3 that's in there. I too will be glad when the US market has more clean and efficient diesel vehicles available.