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Any Suggestions? Engineer Gets 110 MPG Out Of '87 Mustang

Anybody ever read this from about 1 year ago?
Engineer Gets 110 MPG Out Of '87 Mustang - Automotive News Story - KMBC Kansas City
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His Mustang didn't make the grade. Progressive just listed the 111 finalists, most of them Americans.

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There were several other entries from Ohio, though.

Most of the entries appear to be the usual mix, all-electric cars using batteries, solar cell cars, plus some with compressed air. Some are more "mainstream", using tweaked internal compression engines burning various fossil fuels or bio-fuels, though.

Too bad the Mustang didn't make the cut, though.

Often the trouble is with the testing methodology. Its reall easy to unconsciously fudge the results when you are measuring things like this.
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That's awesome just wish they had more info. about how he done it.Nice Find!
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Amazing 110 mpg Mustang Runs on Hot Air and Cattle Manure | Hypermiling, Fuel Economy, and EcoModding News - EcoModder.com

This appears to have been a hoax.
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Just looking at the thread title screamed hoax to me.
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Just looking at the thread title screamed hoax to me.
I instantly thought the same thing, but read it just to make sure there wasn't some sort of hybrid technology involved.
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