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DO SOME VEHICLE REALLY CONSUME MORE FUEL THAN OTHERS ?

If your making a list of fuel economical cars, Y2K compliant vehicles and you did't include:

Mercedes,  
Kia, 
Hyundai, 
Volkswagen,  
Nissan, 
Peugeot ...... just know you're not Y2K complaint. 
Your still living in the Analog world.

When i say fuel economy i dont mean vehicles with very big fuel tank that can last for long journey or the types with fuel guage that take long before it drops one bar but once one bar drops before you say Jack tank is already empty.

When i say fuel ecomomy i don't mean cars with tiny engines that can't even push out aggressive power nor the folk tales you were made to believe without proof.
I mean cars with moderate or even big engines with plenty power yet covers longer distance faster than your tiny engine vehicle and with less fuel.
This is why you need to know the EXACT fuel consumption of your engine per km/ mile or per hour at average RPM not making baseless arguments without facts.

Assuming a 3.5L engine do a 600km journey (@100km/hr) in 6hrs with 70 liters of fuel with 1000kg load and your 1.6L engine do same 600km journey (@100km/hr) in 9hrs with 60 liters of fuel with 500kg load which one is more fuel economical?

▪︎Can you compare the fastest and smartness something like Mercedes delivers on the road with their 6 - 8 speed gear to your 4 speed 1.6L engine.?

▪︎Can you compare the smartness something like  Nissan can push out on the road with their CVT gears. Before your gear change from 1,2,3, 4 the CVT of the Nissan is already cruising seamlessly and continously without gear change. Those nano secs your traditional Automatic gear take to change from one gear to another any car with CVT gear will use it to beat you in smartness and fuel consumption. 

▪︎Can you compare the power and smartness those smaller engines in Kia, Hyundai,  Volkswagen, Peugeot push out with their advanced engine technology especially those 5 cylinder engines instead of 6 or the smartness and fuel conservation of those smaller 4 cylinder tubocharged engines.

Think about this, dont allow anybody brainwash you. You're free to counter this but do it technically with facts. 
For Me, i dey my house minding my business. 
Happy Weekend to you all.

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©️Engr Gozie Atueyi.
28th October, 2023.
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