Save Household Energy Blog » Sipster http://savehouseholdenergy.com/energy Saving Energy in Your Household and Developments in Alternative Energy Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:47:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 70MPG VW Rabbit Priced at $7000! http://savehouseholdenergy.com/energy/autoenergynews/70mpg-vw-rabbit-priced-7000/ http://savehouseholdenergy.com/energy/autoenergynews/70mpg-vw-rabbit-priced-7000/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:14:11 +0000 Mike http://www.savehouseholdenergy.com/energy/?p=20 1981 Volkswagan RabbitWow! That is all I can say if this title line is true. But, according to the story We Build a 70 MPG Car, this is exactly what a group called Top Gear intends to do in their project car called Sipster.

And they intend to accomplish this with a 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel, retrofitted with a modern, computer-controlled, turbocharged VW TDI engine. Also, they will modify the gearing, oils, tires, and aerodynamics to squeeze every last MPG they can.

And the intended price of this car is only about $7000!

Wow!

Note: The photo above is a 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit, used with permission, courtesy of The Rabbit Archive, a site I found that is perhaps the worlds most comprehensive VW Rabbit information site.

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