Comments on: Mitsubishi May Bring Fuel Efficient Gas Version of i-MiEV to U.S. http://gas2.org/2009/11/23/mitsubishi-may-bring-fuel-efficient-gas-version-of-i-miev-to-us/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:40:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: EvilEuropean http://gas2.org/2009/11/23/mitsubishi-may-bring-fuel-efficient-gas-version-of-i-miev-to-us/#comment-12790 EvilEuropean Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:04:56 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4172#comment-12790 Daimler actually owned a large stake in Mitsubishi when the Smart was developed. There is nothing unusual about competing car companies sharing technology either. Daimler actually owned a large stake in Mitsubishi when the Smart was developed. There is nothing unusual about competing car companies sharing technology either.

]]> By: EvilEuropean http://gas2.org/2009/11/23/mitsubishi-may-bring-fuel-efficient-gas-version-of-i-miev-to-us/#comment-36669 EvilEuropean Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:04:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4172#comment-36669 Daimler actually owned a large stake in Mitsubishi when the Smart was developed. There is nothing unusual about competing car companies sharing technology either. Daimler actually owned a large stake in Mitsubishi when the Smart was developed. There is nothing unusual about competing car companies sharing technology either.

]]> By: Peter Knowlden http://gas2.org/2009/11/23/mitsubishi-may-bring-fuel-efficient-gas-version-of-i-miev-to-us/#comment-12789 Peter Knowlden Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:42:08 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4172#comment-12789 The fact is that the European smartcar has always used a Mercedes Benz 3 cylinder Turbo charged Diesel engine, and exported them to Canada until 2008 when the US version of the smartcar was created. It was dumbed down for the American market,(must not embarrass Detroit) and used a petrol engine from Mitsubishi (cheaper) The MB diesel is 799cc but the petrol version is 1 litre and uses more fuel. I have put 70,000km on my Diesel smartcar here in Canada, I have driven the US version and find it gutless by comparison. The Diesel gets 60mpg in the city but the petrol version can only manage about 40mpg. I could go on , but the Diesel is the way to go and the latest version in the UK gets 85mpg! The fact is that the European smartcar has always used a Mercedes Benz 3 cylinder Turbo charged Diesel engine, and exported them to Canada until 2008 when the US version of the smartcar was created. It was dumbed down for the American market,(must not embarrass Detroit) and used a petrol engine from Mitsubishi (cheaper) The MB diesel is 799cc but the petrol version is 1 litre and uses more fuel.

I have put 70,000km on my Diesel smartcar here in Canada, I have driven the US version and find it gutless by comparison. The Diesel gets 60mpg in the city but the petrol version can only manage about 40mpg. I could go on , but the Diesel is the way to go and the latest version in the UK gets 85mpg!

]]> By: Peter Knowlden http://gas2.org/2009/11/23/mitsubishi-may-bring-fuel-efficient-gas-version-of-i-miev-to-us/#comment-36668 Peter Knowlden Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:42:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4172#comment-36668 The fact is that the European smartcar has always used a Mercedes Benz 3 cylinder Turbo charged Diesel engine, and exported them to Canada until 2008 when the US version of the smartcar was created. It was dumbed down for the American market,(must not embarrass Detroit) and used a petrol engine from Mitsubishi (cheaper) The MB diesel is 799cc but the petrol version is 1 litre and uses more fuel. I have put 70,000km on my Diesel smartcar here in Canada, I have driven the US version and find it gutless by comparison. The Diesel gets 60mpg in the city but the petrol version can only manage about 40mpg. I could go on , but the Diesel is the way to go and the latest version in the UK gets 85mpg! The fact is that the European smartcar has always used a Mercedes Benz 3 cylinder Turbo charged Diesel engine, and exported them to Canada until 2008 when the US version of the smartcar was created. It was dumbed down for the American market,(must not embarrass Detroit) and used a petrol engine from Mitsubishi (cheaper) The MB diesel is 799cc but the petrol version is 1 litre and uses more fuel.

I have put 70,000km on my Diesel smartcar here in Canada, I have driven the US version and find it gutless by comparison. The Diesel gets 60mpg in the city but the petrol version can only manage about 40mpg. I could go on , but the Diesel is the way to go and the latest version in the UK gets 85mpg!

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