Ferrari Mailing List: Re: NFC: Any hybrid daily drivers out there?

[Hans E. Hansen (FList]

Autoweek's recent issue comments about the decline in mileage.  They
blame it on weight added to meet gov crash standards.  They compared
similar Hondas - new .vs. one about 10 yers old.  Similar drivetrain, etc.
but the newer one was a lot heavier.

Hans.

On 4/26/08, Stephen Sherman <sherman [at] wildblue.net> wrote:
> First I don't have a hybrid, I HAVE an 89 GEO METRO that when new go 50mpg
> highway and now a 130,000 miles later  gets 42mpg highway and 37 city. It
> has room for 4 plus luggage.
>
> The sad part is that the media is making a big deal out of hybrids and the
> 'SMART CAR' that has half the capacity and not as good a milage.
>
> They should be pointing out milage has gone down instead of up since 89.
>
> I also have a 2004 Avelanche that gets 15mph hwy down from 18 mpg hwy that
> my 2002 Avelanche got (with the same engine).
>
> The 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo gets 20mpg hwy
>
> and the 1981 Ferrari 308 GTSi gets 18mpg hwy.
>
> Combined gallons per year is 1000 including mowing my 5 acres.
>
> Stephen