No they’re not, and here’s why. CA has 20% of its population in poverty. That’s 7.9million, or more in poverty than the total poputation of 39 other individual states. Another statisic I found placed it at 13.3% or 5.26million in poverty. If CA raised the tax on gas to force fuel efficient vehicles it would alienate…

Also, what cars are the poor buying that meet the efficiency goal? They don’t exist yet or haven’t (if) depreciated enough.

but not high enough to make people change the cars they drive.  (looks like .80cent difference than national average).

Yep.  Politics are a bitch.

Manufacturers build the cars they tell the consumers they want.  If the consumer can’t afford it, they’ll lease it for 7yrs.

Fuel economy isn’t a REAL concern since fuel is cheap and large vehicles are preferred. If California really wanted to make a stand, they would tax fuel to the point of forcing consumers to buy fuel efficient vehicles. The kind with small engines and manual transmissions. Like Europe. Or otherwise hugely incentivize…

Also, is it technically the tires that touch the pavement?

Van Gogh?

realistically, controls in the drivers hands would just widen the gap between the best teams and the rest.

its always the others...  muhahahah

I purposely didn’t comment on the original article because experience with my vehicle mpg has been on par or better with the sticker estimates. At 65mph, I hit 40mpg average on a tank of gas (~400mi). If I raise the speed to 75-80mph, 37-38mpg. Year round, in the midwest, with A/C during the summer and heat during…

The particular entry I came across indicated the rotary’s long uniquely-shaped combustion chamber resulted in a lower thermal efficiency and led to unburned fuel exiting with exhaust in comparison to piston engines. Would that suggest the fuel efficiency of the rotary isn’t RPM based at all or that the lower rpm is…

Maybe I should have said emissions efficient. A quick google foo on mpgs didn’t turn up anything about rotary fuel efficiency at lower rpms, is there a source?

I didn’t think rotary engines were as fuel efficient as piston engines. Seems counterproductive to use a rotary as a range extender. Want to know what else is simple? Manual Transmissions. Carburetors. Nokia 3310. Horse-drawn buggies. Walking.

Whenever I see “Lamborghini Urus,” I actually read “Uranus.”

That is not at all how I understand stance.

- Chad, traveling 65mph in a 55mph zone.

Captivating read.  I like these type articles on Jalop.  Keep them coming.

There’s a level of pretentiousness that goes with ANY vehicle. Torch was flamed for a MEH car review a while back- some uninspiring Buick I think. But I get what you’re saying.

Would a framed shed be its own category since this one falls into the full body (streamlined) cat?