March 23 2008

376.59 Miles Per Gallon Car Sets World Record (in 1973)

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How about a 1959 Opel T-1?

Yup. That date isn't a type-o. The specially modified Opel broke the world record for gas mileage back in 1973 with a blistering 376.39 mpg performance! Now... you wouldn't mistake the car for a luxury sedan. There's only one hard plastic seat without seatbelts, no trunk, no car radio, no air conditioning and well... no doors.

Still... 376.39 miles per gallon! In 1973!

While admittedly, the mileage record was broken driving a steady 30 miles per hour on a closed course, you have to wonder why some automakers struggle today to hit a 27.5 mpg average fuel economy standard when the technology existed back in 1973 to do so much better.

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March 23rd, 2008 at 6:57 PM. Posted in Other. Share this post.