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It would, of course, depend on traffic, but that would cut the mileage for any car. Remember, any car not moving... sitting still... is getting 0 mpg, which cuts into the overall mileage. Even a Toyota Corolla, idling in traffic, is getting 0 mpg.
My '95 Lincoln Town Car has not been on a freeway for at least several months. Just surface street driving, with plenty of traffic lights and some stop signs and yet I am still getting 18.1 mpg. And some lights around here stay red for a relatively long time.
Fuel economy and Manhattan do not go hand-in-hand for many reasons. I have a turbo 5 Volvo that is garaged in Manahttan and gets about 15-16mpg when not driven off the island, or out of the city, per its own trip computer. I don't drive it in the manner that cabs are driven. All of my cars get below average stated economy in Manhattan, which is just the realities of the operating conditions, hence why the TLC sought to increase mileage in the forthcoming cab.
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fueleconomy.gov says 12/16 mpg e85/gas. That's not the cabbie style hammer down driving either.
I wouldn't be surprised at 10-12 mpg average.
Amazing, my father's fleet of Town Cars must defy physics as he routinely sees no less than 17 mpg in sedans and around 15 mpg in limousines, 20's on the highway. Those figures include a lot of idling at airports and drop off locations not to mention drivers who drive like their not paying for the fuel.
The Crown Vics have a proven reliability record (which is why they have been used as taxis and police cars for so long), interior roominess and comfort, a good ride, a large trunk and reasonable fuel economy (18-25 mpg). In that regard, the Crown Vic wins! Hands down.
Well, since the TLC chose the Nissan over the Crown Vic, Nissan won!! Hands down.
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Come on, it's 15.8 feet long; hardly "pretty big."
Compared to old American iron, it isn't. I stated earlier, compared to previous Altimas, it's pretty big.
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I was surprised it wan't electric or a hybrid since taxis are mostly city traffic cars and idling. Nissan must be paying good money, I believe the police cars will be Altima hybrids as well.
It would be nice to see them in Hybrid form.
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fueleconomy.gov says 12/16 mpg e85/gas. That's not the cabbie style hammer down driving either.
I wouldn't be surprised at 10-12 mpg average.
That sounds about right.
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Amazing, my father's fleet of Town Cars must defy physics as he routinely sees no less than 17 mpg in sedans and around 15 mpg in limousines, 20's on the highway. Those figures include a lot of idling at airports and drop off locations not to mention drivers who drive like their not paying for the fuel.
Well, since the TLC chose the Nissan over the Crown Vic, Nissan won!! Hands down.
Let's see if they still think that in a few years.
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Compared to old American iron, it isn't. I stated earlier, compared to previous Altimas, it's pretty big.
There were compact, mid-sized and full-sized old American iron. The compacts were cars like the Dodge Dart, Plymouth Valiant, Chevy Nova and Ford Falcon, of which were approximately 180-196" long.
The modern Altima may seem "pretty big" compared to the previous ones, but that's because the previous ones were very small (sub-compact).
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That sounds about right.
Not to those who actually own them. My '95 Lincoln Town Car has been averaging 18.1 mpg with 100% surface street driving and a lot of stop-and-go starts.
NYC Taxi's averaging 12-13 mpg: NYC taxis to get suburban look, Japanese nameplate | The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre & Scranton PA (http://www.timesleader.com/business/NYC-taxis-to-get-suburban-look-Japanese-nameplate-.html - broken link)
I'm not sure how an individual owned and operated, non-public vehicle has any relevance to fuel economy of a completely different vehicle being driven in completely different manners.
Not to those who actually own them. My '95 Lincoln Town Car has been averaging 18.1 mpg with 100% surface street driving and a lot of stop-and-go starts.
Yes, we saw that the first time you said it. But you're not driving it in Manhattan. Haul your TC on over there, fill up the tank, reset the MPG computer, and let us know the results.
Yes, we saw that the first time you said it. But you're not driving it in Manhattan. Haul your TC on over there, fill up the tank, reset the MPG computer, and let us know the results.
Put it this way... my TC averages 21 mpg in mixed city/highway driving; my brother's Acura averages 23-24 mpg in the same type of driving.
The Acura's (and pretty much any other car's) mpg is going to drop significantly driving in Manhattan, too. I wonder what the figure for a Nissan would be?
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