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Junkyard Find: 1992 Geo Metro 4-door hatchback

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Those reviewers who whine about the Mitsubishi Mirage's lack of horsepower (I say it's a good-enough car with an excellent warranty for the money, or at least the last one I reviewed was ) should consider the engine in this car. The good news is that it has electronic fuel injection and an overhead camshaft. Gets 100 kilometers per 4.5

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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

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For every kJ of chemical energy in the fuel for a spark ignition internal combustion engine, 73 % is sacrificed to chemical and thermal losses. the 4 cylinder engine may go from a 20% take rate to a 25% take rate). Department of Defense and Fuel Economy. Braking losses add another 6%. Only 22% remains to power the vehicle.

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Opinion: Saudi Oil Strategy: Brilliant Or Suicide?

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National oil producers can and are shifting the cost of the lowered prices to other sectors of the economy. They are reducing the share of long-term contracts in favor of spot purchases. Saudi Arabia Caused The Problem, Can It Engineer A Solution? million), and its allies, UAE (2.87), Kuwait (2.8), and Qatar (.67),