$7000 1971 Rabit to get 70mpg

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Sure, you can get a fuel-efficient hybrid car, but it'll cost tens of thousands of dollars. That's too much for the Top Gear America crew, who've set out to build a 70MPG car for $7,000.

They're doing this by buying a 28-year-old Volkswagen Rabbit, driving it up to CWS Tuning in Saskatchewan, replacing the engine with a "modern, computer-controlled, turbocharged VW TDI engine" and then driving it down to UCLA where aerodynamics professor John McNulty will help, as they say "make the car more slippery."

And for reference, a 2009 Toyota Prius achieves 48MPG and costs $22,720, while a 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid achieves 40MPG and costs $24,320. This thing will get 70MPG for $7,000.

It's a downright awesome project, one that they'll be covering step by step online via video and images. And they're looking to get the internet to name it for them, so look for the Ballsmobile to hitting the road in the near future. We can't wait. [TopGear]
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Cars: Top Gear America to Build 70MPG Car Out of a 1971 VW Rabbit for $7,000
 
I'm getting 52mpg out of my 525 000km 27 years old engine, and the fuelpump is cranked to the max, 70 is surely do-able.
 
I did 3.0l/100km once with a b5.5 passat, can't imagine if it was only pulling a tiny rabbit without all the sound deadening and etc, probably something like 2.5l/100km.. would be crazy economy
 
I wonder if they are going to put a north american tdi 1.9L or a european tdi from the polo, which I think is a 1.4 and does way better in terms of MPG
 
Awesome! CWS is doing the saw and engine mods!! I was gonna buy their 1.8T Mk1 a while back when it was for sale.. Someone beat me to it. had to get rid of my 20th and when it was sold, the guy had sold it to a young punk that destroyed it.. :(
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Complete list of their crazy pojects including their V8 Northstar Mk2 golf:
CWSTuning
 
fredobd said:
Awesome! CWS is doing the saw and engine mods!! I was gonna buy their 1.8T Mk1 a while back when it was for sale.. Someone beat me to it. had to get rid of my 20th and when it was sold, the guy had sold it to a young punk that destroyed it.. :(
Pic for fun:
On_way_to_Majestics.jpg


Complete list of their crazy pojects including their V8 Northstar Mk2 golf:
CWSTuning
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WOW sick ride .
 
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