*cleans up Ideot's barf* In the US, only 0.1% of all passenger cars are diesel (both my parent's VWs are diesel), while in Europe, at least 33% are. Americans are too ignorant when it comes to diesel. Look at that stupid Honda hybrid!! 50mpg, wow. Slow as hell (0-60 in 20+ seconds), 2-seater, frame and body made out of tin foil (literally, I've satten in them), but look at VW's turbo diesel. My parent's cars get 60mpg! And they're fast, powerful (155lb-ft for 4-cylinder!), and just plainly better! This VW "1-L" car is the beginning of a new genre, they'll obviously be making that car much faster in the future, and may be able to increase fuel mileage. In Europe, there's the VW Lupo 3L TDI, which is a mini-car, moderately fast (good enough for the Autobahn), and gets 100mpg.
I found the aerodynamics of the "1-L" quite astonishing. A drag of only 0.159!!! Do you know how good that is!! The average car is 0.4, and SUVs are 0.8 - 1.1!! Semi-trucks are something like 3.0.
), and went into A3 Stock class. There were 6 other cars in that class, 3 Jettas, 1 Passat TDI, a Golf, and ANOTHER HARLEQUIN (clown car style) GOLF!!! The other one is pretty nice, different color scheme than mine, his base color is green, mine's red. I took some pictures of them together *hears the adorable "ahhs" from the audience*, so I'll be scanning them in when they get developed. I placed 3rd, 2nd went to the Passat, and first to the other Golf Harlequin. His is really clean, but I have to deal with a giant slobbering dog and my stupidass sister in my car! Well, we're starting a New England Golf Harlequin club and are going to have some kind of meet when we get enough people. We have about 12 right now. Now wouldn't that be hilarious? A picture of a whole group of clown cars!!!
