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Originally posted by Dave at Pelican Parts
I think the 2.0 was supposed to return the best fuel economy of the stock engines--slightly more in the EPA tests than the 1.7, even! Not sure exactly why, though.
--DD
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The original ads said the "29MPG Porsche" for the 1.7L cars while the 2.0L ads said the car got 25mpg. IIRC Dave
I think the early 1.7's had that overrun feature that turns off the fuel when coasting as did the 75-76 cars. I had a 69 VW type 3 that if you lifted you foot off the gas to coast alot you could get 40mpg easy. The fuel turns back on around 1500 rpm, so you just cruised up to your speed then lifted your foot, coasted, then add more gas then coasted, etc. I drove that car alot during the 73-74 gas crisis.....
Geoff