sharpandroid
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My twinair works fine, don't know what all the fuss is about.
Do you have any opinion on the matter?
This engine seems to have more life in it yet, still ticking over for the foreseeable future.....
It's not an option on the UK 500 configurator as of today. If you want to order a new 500, you have the choice of a 1.2 petrol or nothing.
It's not an option on the UK 500 configurator as of today. If you want to order a new 500, you have the choice of a 1.2 petrol or nothing.
I thought the whole point of a small fiat was to buy it and drive it like its on fire, enjoy it and still get 40+mpg
Basically yes! Nicely explained!I think the point here is...one side is stating maximum fuel use is a constant. So flat out at 5000 rpm in 3rd uses the same amount of fuel as flat out at 5000 rpm in 5th. The engine is seen to be in the same state regardless, but the action of the gearing effective gives more distance per "bang" so a better MPG figure despite a similar fuel flow?
Yes?
One graph from one 10 second time period that I can make in 5 minutes on excel doesn’t prove anything and certainly doesn’t have to have come from any real world data, we only have your word on that, and guess what you have a vested interest in proving yourself right.
Andy's clearly never even accelerated at WOT while watching instantaneous MPG (to anyone who doubts this, go try it!)
Did it deliver 67mpg or whatever they claimed - eh no. I think we’ve all worked that one out by now thanks, particularly those of us who actually own a TA.
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If your primary focus is ecodriving, or having the lowest possible running costs, you'd do better to buy a 1.2 instead.
I think the whole economy issue is a red herring; for most, fuel will only be a small percentage of the total cost of TA ownership.
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For anyone who is interested, the Twinair is now back on the Fiat configurator. Presumably WLTP testing is now done, quoted mpg is now 60, which is at least acheivable with care.
One thing that puts me off the TA is it's complexity. They can be extremely hard to troubleshoot and experience is thin on the ground for these.