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It's difficult to answer your question because car manufacturers strive instead to make their cars fuel-economical. However, I can tell you that on an average, Toyota does the better job on fuel economy.

AlexisAlexis: @elektra: Thanks so much for responding. Do you know if it's also good on fuel?

uboma:

Of all the sophisticated features that this beauty possess, I wonder why you are only interested in cup holders. What an insignificant feature I look for in a car.

Siena:

The Audi A8 4.2 V8 Quattro Sport is not as thirsty as the engine size may suggest.

The tank was on empty when I picked her up, I filled the 90-litre tank to the brim, cost £116. I drove from Coventry to Hayes (approx. 117 miles) and only used a quarter tank of gas. Average speed of 83 mph (134 km/h) and average gas mileage of 34.6 mpg isn't bad for a car the size of a bus. The base Audi A8 4.2 Quattro DOES weigh 1855 kilos (that's before extra options). So it's safe to say my car weighs over 1900 kilos.

elektra80:

Siena:

The Audi A8 4.2 V8 Quattro Sport is not as thirsty as the engine size may suggest.

The tank was on empty when I picked her up, I filled the 90-litre tank to the brim, cost £116. I drove from Coventry to Hayes (approx. 117 miles) and only used a quarter tank of gas. Average speed of 83 mph (134 km/h) and average gas mileage of 34.6 mpg isn't bad for a car the size of a bus. The base Audi A8 4.2 Quattro DOES weigh 1855 kilos (that's before extra options). So it's safe to say my car weighs over 1900 kilos.

mxxpunkxx!:


And what if i'm super thirsty, on a lonely road trip . . We have to park and I step out and drink or what

Mavor: hi, thanks for the advice. I don't understand what you mean by 4 gallons of 5w20 synthetic with filters in the truck and 6 quarts of dw_1. Could you please explain? Also it is a sedan not a truck. Thanks.

presiade: Must I tell you front page before you move it there?

firetrap: we drive on the right side of the road so it only makes sense that the stirring whee be placed on the left

Mannylex:

I didn't say winning the nation's cup makes it a must that Mikel must win, I said it would be a factor. By the way you can't compare any Zambian player with Mikel, in terms of club. We all know in 2004, Okocha deserved to won the African best player, but he wasn't awarded, cause he was playing for Bolton which was a much lesser club, when compared with where eto was playing.

Madawaki01: Africa best player....JOHN OBI MIKEL....but seriously,who they wan give,rusty eto'o or na drogba wey clubs dey toss around now?.

Mannylex:
Mikel won the nation's cup where he was a very essential asset, as well as playing In the confederation cup. Yaya might be in form, but at present Mikel has achieved more this year. That would also be a factor in the crowning of the African best player.

Daimler Ben: The main reason why Nigerians (& the world at large) avoid car diesels is the fear of change (which I'm also guilty of). The saying "Once beaten, twice shy!" has given a bad name to car diesel engines. Former experiences with old diesel engines (pre-dating Ikenna's Peugeot HDI's) such as slow acceleration, noisy engines, very few technicians & high cost of maintenance, can aptly be described by the notion, "Once a convict, always a convict!" It would take a mighty act of valour (such as 100mpg in the city, and very readily available cheap parts) to convince the jury (car owners) otherwise. As for those advocating against using diesel engines due to the quality of diesel sold in the market, let it be known that diesel engines have a wider range of tolerance of fuels they can use, some even going as far as running on vegetable oils, as against gasoline engines (in some newer model petrol engined cars, if the pump contains the wrong kind of petrol, the car's fuel tank would lock itself against the nozzle entering it). Also, the scenario of letting your fuel tank go empty is ill-advised in both petrol & diesel engines.

omar22:

Yes I know the R10's 5.5 litre V12 TDI that won the Le Man race is powered by a diesel engine is not any ordinary street car, but the reason for Audi to run the diesel engine in Le Man instead of the normal petrol engine car:

Audi's decision to use a diesel engine emphasizes the commercial success of Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) turbodiesel engine (and its competitors) on Europe's roads. Diesels have been successfully used in other forms of racing as well, as their broad power band and fuel economy can prove advantageous, while in turn, the higher weight and lower rotational speed of the engine requiring new power transmissions are the disadvantages

This wasnt in 2008 but in 2004

Siena:

Lol...you'll try every tactic to discredit diesels. If I mentioned 5 more companies running diesels as their fleet cars, of course you'll say they too have contracts with the manufacturers. Which is pure conjecture.

For the purpose of this thread, these companies run diesel-powered cars, because they're cheaper to run. If they weren't cheaper, you're telling me Julius Berger would still run them, because they have a "contract" with Volkswagen? I doubt Berger would waste money, just to satisfy Volkswagen, or give them exposure. Volkswagen don't need it. Next you'll be telling me Volkswagen pay Berger to buy and use their "expensive-to-run" TDI's!

Siena:

True, the Audi R8 Le Mans is not a regular street car.

However, the Audi Q7 6.0 V12 TDI is. And it's no slouch either. 5.4 seconds 0-62 mph, with a maximum of 155 mph, which may I add is electronically limited. Not bad for an oil-burner the size of a large barn!