What is good to great MPG for a vehicle?

[ixthrock]

I can't think of any car getting that good mileage in the early 80s. what kind of car was it?

I was thinking the same thing about newer cars and mileage, especially with even BP chiming in with commercials about their commitment to "green." (ugh! until they change the color of US currency, I know the only green those companies are interested in... and a nice sound bite can pull it in)

Early 80's? Try the VW Rabbit - getting well over 50 mpg.

 

[TickTockMan]

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I'm sure that they will start out very high unless the government subsidizes it. One guess I read was around $65k


wow...a 2.64 gallon tank.

It's too bad they will want so much.

 

[nwjim87]

My current car gets 34 MPG highway. If things work out alright I am thinking about getting a Dodge Ram or Charger. Both of which from their site says get 17 MPG in town and 24 highway.


Is 17 MPG in town and 24 highway still good or is it considered low?

It sounds like you are interested in large, V8 powered, rear wheel drive vehicles. I drive a V8 engined Pontiac G8. I get about 18 city, up to 27 hwy. Right now my combined average is around 22mpg. The G8, like the Charger, is big and roomy, and most models have six way adjustable seats. Problem is, you can only get them used; Pontiac was eliminated two years after they started selling the G8.

Additionally, a rear wheel drive vehicle handles a lot different than the front wheel drive Accord you have now. Simply put, RWD more fun. There's a much stronger connection between driver and car, because the control and feedback are a lot more intuitive. Some will say that FWD is better in the snow. I say that's a load of crap as I've driven my G8 through two Chicago winters.

 

[metta]

It's too bad they will want so much.

I don't think that there is any pricing available right now. It is just an estimate. $65k sounds like a good place to start to me. And as it develops and makes more, reduce the pricing. There are a lot of people out there that spend $65k+ on their cars already.

 

[ronboy]

I like my Buick LaCrosse...

I like all the toys on it.....

I consider it one of the few luxuries I indulge in.....

And I can live with 24 mpg for city driving.....

 

[TickTockMan]

It sounds like you are interested in large, V8 powered, rear wheel drive vehicles.

I plan on, if the time comes, to test drive a lot of different cars and trucks. Besides good MPG, something big enough for me, and something I like aesthetically I don’t really know what I want. Mostly because I know nothing about cars. Just from the little I have read there are a few kinds of Chargers put out each year. I don’t know or understand the difference between them. And it seem most models do the same thing.

I don't think that there is any pricing available right now. It is just an estimate. $65k sounds like a good place to start to me. And as it develops and makes more, reduce the pricing. There are a lot of people out there that spend $65k+ on their cars already.

Do you think this kind of car may become standard in the near future?