Why is it that luxury cars consistently have low MPG? Environment mumbo jumbo aside, do you really want to be a slave to the gas pump? Where are all the (non hybrid/electric) luxury cars that get 30 - 40 combined MPG?
Why is it that luxury cars consistently have low MPG? Environment mumbo jumbo aside...
Dominic Ross
Andrew Morgan
The whole point of being rich is to not be a slave to economic factors outside of your control. If you can afford a high end luxury vehicle you are beyond being financially burdened by it's consumption.
Hudson Wilson
>why does a engine larger than a tiny 4 popper that makes 300hp+ have worse mpg than a tiny 4 banger that makes maybe 140hp
David Price
IF YOU WANT MORE POWER YOU NEED TO BURN MORE FUEL. Its first grade spongebob..
Aiden Robinson
holy fuck i havent watched that video in so long
Jackson Stewart
More power does not equal more luxury desu
Jaxon Morgan
It was literally the first internet video I saw. My dad showed it to me at age 7
Christian Gonzalez
I'm not sure how to respond. I've seen some dumb shit on Veeky Forums, but this is something else
Liam Lopez
Because, huge engines aside, luxury cars heavy. You want a massaging, heated seat that automatically adjusts to the driver's body parameters? That's gonna weigh a lot. And all those amenities and gadgets need power to run, which is going to lower mpg even further.
Michael Harris
It's funny because one of the more coveted luxury cars of the 1920s was an electric hybrid.
Christian Sanders
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Ayden Howard
When the fuck did i mention luxury.. luxury cars are known for having shit mpgs, weighing in as much as a small yacht, and having power to make up for it. Oh they are comfy also. Need any other obvious pointers?
Luke Hall
Weight and extra load on the engine from accessory power.
>slave to the gas pump
Repeat after me: If you cannot afford the MPG and maintenance, you cannot afford the car.
And luxury cars have big fuel tanks.
Aiden Diaz
oh shit old school jibjab vid
John Adams
A luxury car traditionally has a big, strong engine that doesn't have to exert itself, so it will run quiet and smooth. Old people are the ones who buy luxury cars new and they still want a big engine because they aren't millenial faggots. God bless them. my roommate has an early 2000's Lincoln Towncar, that's a nigger car
merry christmas
Ryan Barnes
French brands have you back OP. Citroen (including the DS sub brand) and top trip Peugeots have very economical engines (both diesel and gas) on cars with superb interiors and excellent ride quality.
Eli Thomas
Weight. Thicker metal, thicker glass, sound deadening, luxury features. It's pretty hard to make a luxury car economical.
The hybrid luxury cars exist. Model S is pretty nice, same with model X. I believe Lexus sells a Prius with nicer interior, CT200H I believe? Not sure its combined mpg rating though.
Christopher Allen
Do you want to be an attention whore or do you want to save at the pump? Pick one. Why would you spend 6 figures on a luxury car then stick a diesel in it?
Isaac Mitchell
Buy 7 series for 3k and have someone tow you in it with a 1.6l shitbox
Aiden Brown
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Carson Miller
fuck off thats ugly as fuck interior poogets are the biggest shitboxes
Ryan Adams
Diesel Mercedes, BMWs and Audis achieve that. Some Lexus hybrids do too. An E250 diesel actually bested the Prius in real world MPG testing.
roadandtrack.com
Owen Lee
Forgot to mention the Lincoln MKZ hybrid.
Gavin Hernandez
>Tfw I'm a burger
Connor Scott
So it's a series hybrid like a diesel electric train? That's a really neat drivetrain I'm not sure why it hasn't been more common. Although it's probably worse than a normal automatic slushbox
Ryan Morris
Mercedes makes diesel electric series hybrids, but they work a bit differently and they only sell them in Europe and Latin America.
Nicholas James
tell that to veyron owners. which (per mile) costs to run as much as small bus fleet.
yet it can't pay for itself
Joshua Miller
>Where are all the (non hybrid/electric) luxury cars that get 30 - 40 combined MPG?
They burn oil
Levi Adams
The new 2018 line of Honda Accord get 30+ combined. Don't give me that crap
Evan Ortiz
YOU CANT SAY NOOOOCLEURRRR.... THAT REALLY SCARES MEEEEE
Jackson Foster
>Accord
>Luxury car
I bet you think Olive Garden is a posh restaurant, too.
Ryder Lee
>Although it's probably worse than a normal automatic slushbox
By today's driving culture, yeah. But in the 1920s the Owen's big selling point was it's smooth, uninterrupted acceleration which was different from it's gas powered counterparts.
Ian Young
10/10 you could not afford the history trim Accord
Asher Parker
This man is right. Luxury means having the best iPad plopped on the dashboard.
Luis Walker
Have you sat in a new top trim Accord?
Kayden Adams
You get a diesel if you want that
>diesel S class
>weighs over 5000lbs
>AWD standard
>filled with all sorts of electrically powered luxuries and a gorillion computers
>cruises at 80mph sipping diesel getting 40mpg
Luke Murphy
it's probably only uncommon in cars because it's easier to have an auto tranny or go full electric
it is INCREDIBLY common on ships though because MUH INFINITE TORQUES but also fuel efficiency and easy throttle manipulation that doesnt require quite so many moving parts that are just plain hard to get at to replace. there's also different ways to do it, for example just in the CF there's MCDVs that modulate the throttle on the electric motors by throttling up or down the alternators, but also there's stuff like Victoria class subs that just run the alternators full tilt all the time to charge batteries, and have a separate control setup for the motor.
Leo Jenkins
Have you ever at in a top trim 7 series? I have.
Enjoy your unlimited soup, salad and bread sticks.
Hudson Butler
I don't know why everyone is freaking out at this. Luxury cars aren't known for their speed, they're known for being comfy. They have larger engines fitted because they're so much heavier after adding all the extra insulation and sound dampening material, the real hardwood dash trims, all kinds of electrics for entertainment systems, just being generally larger cars so they can be more roomy inside, etc.
>Enjoy your unlimited soup, salad and bread sticks.
wtf i love olive garden now
Brayden Ward
I know contemporary luxury cars are engineering wonders, but damn if Gilded Age luxury cars weren't the most gorgeous machines ever made.
Henry Jenkins
>user turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on user, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men.
Blake Baker
No but I sit in a top tier S class every day, sire as hell more luxurious than a 7 Series
Still consider the Accord more luxurious than something like a 3 series with a dogshit interior that falls apart
Matthew Lewis
Does your Dad know you sit in his S class every day?
The Accord is a very nice family car but it is not a luxury car.
Jace Evans
No, I steal his keys when he's not looking
Xavier Wilson
By that logic all lower end luxury cars aren't luxury cars. In your mind it's either all or nothing
Dominic Adams
Cars weren't invented yet in the Gilded Age. That was from the Civil War to the 1890s.
Kevin Collins
Damn you're stupid.
Lexus is Honda's luxury line. Go to any dealership and ask to see their luxury line and they'll show you a Lexus, not an Accord.
Ryan Nguyen
>Honda
>Lexus.
Holy fucking shit that is the biggest brain fart I've ever had.
I apologise, I'm out.
The Accord is a nice car but it's not a luxury sedan like a Lexus, Merc or Caddie.
Peace y'all.
John Ramirez
You're naming brands, not the actual cars. Higher end Accords are more luxurious than low end luxury cars
Shit new Accords are nicer than the TLX, cause it's still based off the old Accord