There was no standard test protocol, so that means it can be hypermiled to 41 mpg, or at best that's a steady 45-50 mph figure. Since its' introduction in the '70s the EPA highway gas mileage test has been revised to give "more realistic" (read:lower) numbers twice - in 1985 with a mathematical formula and in 2008 by stipulating the test be run with a/c on and at a higher speed than had been feasible on a dyno when the original test protocol was drawn up.
A friend of mine rolled his mom's convertible metro 3 times, bent some wheels, tore the top, but the car was only deeply scratched, doors opened fine, didn't even crack the windshield! One tough little car!
Love the beep of the film strip. Reminds me of watching educational film strips in my grammar school days.
41 mpg in 1954!!! Where did we go wrong?
There was no standard test protocol, so that means it can be hypermiled to 41 mpg, or at best that's a steady 45-50 mph figure. Since its' introduction in the '70s the EPA highway gas mileage test has been revised to give "more realistic" (read:lower) numbers twice - in 1985 with a mathematical formula and in 2008 by stipulating the test be run with a/c on and at a higher speed than had been feasible on a dyno when the original test protocol was drawn up.
A friend of mine rolled his mom's convertible metro 3 times, bent some wheels, tore the top, but the car was only deeply scratched, doors opened fine, didn't even crack the windshield! One tough little car!
4:47 Typical British engine of the time.
What a POS. I never would have bought one. 😅