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2009 VW Jetta TDi Fuel Economy Review: 41.1 MPG

10 Jan

There was a great post on Ecomodder called 2009 VW Jetta TDi Fuel Economy Review: 41.1 MPG. For more pictures, see the gallery at the end of the post. The other day I finally got behind the wheel of a the much-lauded Jetta TDI, aka the diesel that could. Despite efforts from all the automakers [...]

Drive Like a Trucker for Great Fuel Economy

10 Jan

There was a great post on Ecomodder called Drive Like a Trucker for Great Fuel Economy. If you haven’t noticed by now, truckers drive their rigs in a fundamentally different way from your average commuter. The main reason for this is the size and weight of their loads, which make it driving a truck more [...]

Does the Intake Vortex Better Your Gas Mileage?

30 Jul

There are a lot of devices around that claim to easily improve gas mileage, horsepower and engine efficiency. The question is do any of them actually work, if so why? and if not, why not? After all you can’t save money on your gas needs when you are spending money on things that don’t actually [...]

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