Can Your Car Get 1,700 MPG?
 

Given all the hubbub over EPA mileage ratings, I'm a little surprised that this one hasn't come up earlier. SAE apparently holds a contest each year to encourage students to design single-person, fuel-efficient vehicles. This year's winner achieved 1,747.4 MPG, with the press release that tipped me off pointing out that third got a 'measly' 1,194. There are more details on the competition over at SAE's site about the competition. Now, if only they could make these street-legal..." However, even the winner has nothing on top entries we mentioned in Shell's competition a few years back.

:o :o
http://www.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/spew4...=2004&public=1

http://www.sae.org/students/supermw.htm

hoot! 3.5 HP lmao

Re:Can Your Car Get 1,700 MPG?
 

I saw that. That's nuts.. It would be nice to pay $5 for a road trip to Florida and back :)

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where the ---- were these cars 2 weeks ago?

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I made one in school. It was beast as hell. The thing weighed like 17lbs....all aluminum with like 3.5HP! Hell yeah.

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awesome, I should make one for my daily whip, and since I live in new mexico they wouldn't really car if it was street legal or not.

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I'll have to make one this coming school year ;D for a school project.
I'll make it out of tooth pics hahahaha lmao...J/K
When it's time I'll see what it will be....maybe just one long rod with 4 wheel on it and a motor hahaha

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dam, why cant I find a contest like this to get into.

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thats cool

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Well, they also said that they were highly modified briggs and stratton engines, im sure jsut the normal 3.5 hp briggs doesnt get that much mpg, but what could they do to them?

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funny you posted this onyx... im on the engineering team at csuf, we came in 2nd place. Next year im gonna be pushing for first, i worked with my chemist professor and machine shop instructor to help me boost up the score we received, thats some sick tuning for ya. ;)