Why is it so?
I hate comparing the rotary to a piston engine. It will never work. I wonder what would we all would be saying about piston engines if it was the rotary that came out 100 years before the piston engine.
"Man that piston motor gets good horspower, but man it's a huge block of a thing."
"Damn, aren't piston engines overly complicated?"
"Sure those new fangled boingers are a little better on gas, and all, but try getting someone to work on them."
Anyways...if you must compare the rotary to a piston, I always likened it to a huge bore, super short stroke 2.6 liter 4 cyl.
"Man that piston motor gets good horspower, but man it's a huge block of a thing."
"Damn, aren't piston engines overly complicated?"
"Sure those new fangled boingers are a little better on gas, and all, but try getting someone to work on them."
Anyways...if you must compare the rotary to a piston, I always likened it to a huge bore, super short stroke 2.6 liter 4 cyl.
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Originally Posted by zoom44
at 75 mph on a long cruise where you use the whole tank and you have had the cruise control on the major majority o fthe tiem you should get 23.5 mpg at least and if its a fairly flat or down hill stretch 24.5 or better mpg. if you cant get over 19 mpg on an entierly highway driven 6th gear cruise for a whole tank then you should turn your car in and pay them to do an mpg test on your car. you could have one of several issues that can cause improper fueling. such as a bad tstat which keeps the car in open loop all the time a bad o2 sensor or a bad/dirty mafs etc etc