Fuel tanks

Sat Feb 16 11:27:38 EST 2002

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From: <tihol_tiholov at sd27.bc.ca>

>
> >Well, th 4kq is *supposed* to have a roughly 18 gallon tank, whereas >the
> FWD cars on that platform (cgt, 4k) have 16 gal tanks.
>
> That's counter-intuitive and counter-practice: More wheel-drive means
> lesser fuel tank

That may be, but more-wheel-drive also means higher fuel consumption.
Therefore logic says: more-wheel-drive + bigger tank = same range of
operation (350mi/tank?)

Michael Riebs
Grand Rapids, MI
'90 V8Q
'98 A6QA

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