13th February 2016, 19:47
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Rover 75 CDT Manual Connoisseur SE, Rover 75 CDT Automatic Connoisseur SE & a Freelander Td4.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MustBeGettingOld
My derv-ish estate gets 100 miles / division, which works out at around 9 miles to the litre. Why have we persisted in MPG calculations when the gallon is now just a throwback calculation and open to confusion with the US version?
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Because we are all familiar with mpg, and are no more likely to confuse our gallon with the American gallon than we are our mile with the Swedish mile.   |
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