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Originally Posted by serialk11r
Test cycles are different yea, but how about we look at it like this: the car is "under 160g/km". The Lotus Elise 1.6 with the Toyota 1ZR-FAE engine is rated at 149g/km in the UK (is that same as EU test cycle?). The Lotus weighs about 700-800 pounds less, and has approximately the same drag. The Lotus likely uses a similar gearbox, with similar revs. The Lotus has only 80% of the displacement, and Valvematic cuts part load pumping losses to 0.
Meanwhile the FRS has a throttle plate, and higher displacement, so on paper it looks like it will need to work much harder on the highway. But the fuel consumption rating is only barely higher than the Lotus! 50% more power, 40% more mass, 25% more torque, less advanced valvetrain, but <10% more fuel usage? That's crazy. Spray guided direct injection seems like pretty potent stuff. Now imagine they swapped in a Valvematic system...better than a Prius? :O
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soo... your on topic but off topic... yes its cool 50mpgs would be possible with d4-s in the 1.6 valvematic 1ZR-FAE in the new elise...
and on another note, adding valvematic to the FA20 would also be another world of tuning nightmares to add onto the d4-s no one really knows about either.... 42 mpgs average would be possible with such a set up but maybe it will be left for the latter years of the ft86 but right now im happy with a 35mpg average its about 4 mpgs better then the closest competitor... and the closest competitor, well its nowhere near the checklist the ft86 completes for me... there are too many rights for wrongs to start popping up to change my mind, i personally wouldnt have cared about a 25mpg highway estimate if it was aggressivly tuned...
35 us mpg average just means 2 things to me
1 gas stations will be less common than my current car = more time driving
2 the potential for power to be unlocked because of how conservative the tune is..