How to Get 70 MPG Out of a Honda Civic
Although it could be one of the ugliest car hacks I’ve ever seen, Mike Turner of Hodges, SC, modified his 1992 Honda Civic to get 70 MPG.
As you can see in the picture and video clip, the modifications are relatively simple use of aluminum siding and plastic, which decrease wind resistance (vaguely reminding me of Aptera’s Typ1 electric car) and lowering the vehicle’s drag coefficient. It’s a much more extreme version of the modification seen on Ernie Rogers’ 76 MPG VW Beetle.
The reporter in this cheesy news clip from WCNC couldn’t have said it better: “It is absolutely hideous looking.” But you’ve got to appreciate how little this guy cares.
Click on the image above for video.
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Convert your car to run on water and double your gas mileage.
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Another benefit: His car will never get stolen.
Cars CAN NOT RUN ON WATER. Water IS NOT COMBUSTABLE,so it won’t work as a fuel in an internal COMBUSTION engine.
Jesus.
I love the concepts!! But, tell us how we can do some of these things ourselves!
Yes, looks a lot like a poor man’s Aptera. I’m curious though, is that thing street legal?
If he’s going to drive such an abomination, he should at least throw a URL on the side and advertise his cause. He’ll get the attention of anyone else on the road, might as well send ‘em to a website and teach them about custom fuel efficiency mods…
[...] I can’t remeber if this was posted already, but it’s pretty cool. Detroit has been saying more efficient cars are impossible, prohibitively expensive, would kill the industry, etc. This is, of course, a bunch of lies. This guy spent $400 and a weekend, and doubled his mileage. How to Get 70 MPG Out of a Honda Civic : Gas 2.0 [...]
THIS IS TO WIL, what u mean by cars can not run by water, if so, then u better tell honda to stop making the civic that only runs on water?