Don't forget that in the US you are shortchanged whenever you
buy a gallon of fuel:
1 gallon = 4.54 litres
1 US gallon = 3.78 litres
this can make US prices and mpg ratings appear artifically low.
Similarly 1 pint = 16/20 fluid ounces.

In the US you are also shortchanged in weight: their
"short ton" = 2000lb whereas the "long ton" is 2240lbs.
Similarly 1cwt = 100/112lbs.

The next lessons will discuss the difference between the rod/pole/
perch,
plus the relationship between the acre, the length of a cricket
pitch,
a (statute) mile and the amount of land that can be ploughed by two
horses in one day.

On May 22, 9:13 pm, Asbjorn Hojmark wrote:
On Tue, 22 May 2007 09:17:04 -0600, "Bill Daniels"

bildan@comcast-dot-net wrote:
If I run my 5.2L V8 at 1500RPM (45mph) on a straight and level road
it gets 37 MPG.

Many European cars rutinely do 35-45 MPG *on average* and close to 50
MPG on a straight and level road. That's running on diesel, but with
only e.g. 150 g/km CO2 emission. Your 5,2L is likely more than double.

-A
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