As far as I know a gallon is 4.2 liters, maybe that is a Texas gallon ? I don't when you Anglo-Saxons convert to a decimal system anyway !
Anyway I intended to say 12 km/liter, that is what I get when towing the stacked trailer at 100-110 km/h.
Seems like I made another math error as well.
Anyway :
This translates to a fuel consumption of 5,7litres/100km
100/5.7 = 17.5 km/liter. My best score up till now is 17.15 km/1 liter = 5.9 liter/100km. So I wasn't far off despite my math mistake. But on average over a whole year (all weather conditions etc) I get 15.7 km/liter or so (=6.4 lite/100 km).
Without the big rig in tow I get 15 km/liter in the winter and 16:1 in the summer. And no I don't drive like an old lady. Toyota starlets are just very efficient cars. With a 1.3 liter 4 cylinder engine it accellerates quite well as well. Top speed without tow = 160 km/hour or a 100 mph. All very decent specs for any car.
The secret of the Toyota starlet ? It is lightweight ! Only 840 kg (= 1850 lbs) for the whole car while still packing a 75 hp engine. Nearly 1 hp per 10 kg and let me tell you that alot of modern cars don't have better ratios.
Yep, I'm all going for lightweight these days. Lightweight boat, lightweight car, lightweight women !
Wouter
