[Vwdiesel] rabbit commercial?

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/3/2006 7:49:44 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
Libbybapa at wmconnect.com writes:

> I hear from my friends across the pond that they get around 
> >60 mpg with the small diesel they put in the polo, upwards of 70 mpg 
> >with the lupo and the 3 cylinder diesel they put in those.
> >
> 
> You should look up the specs on the Polo.  Even with the 1.2TDI it is hardly 
> 
> snaillike.  Fuel economy is supposed to be above 80 mpg.
> 

  Is that US or Imperial mpg?  Even at Imperial it beats a hybrid!  :-)
     Loren