> > Average around town in Imperial Gallons 18mpg > Highway in Imperial gallons - 24 mpg > Bestever 25mpg > > (The difference between a US gallon and an Imperial gallon is that an > imperial gallon is =4.6 litres and an US gallon=4 litres (1 litre = 1US > quart right?) ;) DC > No, the difference is that one US gallon is 3.785 litres; the ratio of Imperial to US gallon is 1.200. Remember, Canadian ounces are smaller, which is why a '40 ouncer' is not 1.25 US quarts. It's less (about 4%). So at 1.200 x 24, you're getting 28.8 mpg in US terms. WOW!! Neil Wigley > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > David Carment > School of International Affairs > Carleton University > Ottawa, Ontario > K1S 5B6 > voice - (613) 788-2600-6662 > fax - (613) 788-2889 > Email address: dcarment@ccs.carleton.ca > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >
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