CanadaCraig Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 Hi Guys!! :) Both Honda and Toyota want for all of us [as in you 'Americans' - in this case] to stop thinking in terms of MPG [miles per gallon] and think in terms of GPM. [gallons per mile] What do YOU think? It actually makes sense - if you ask me. Autoweek Story Craig!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWJ Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 Sounds like another way to help people not think. It's simple math. They can do it however they want though I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBdenny Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 Something else we probably don't need. Hey, what happens in Canada and Europe? Is milage measured in MPL? (miles per litre). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaCraig Posted August 13, 2004 Author Share Posted August 13, 2004 Hi VBdenny!! :) In Canada - the fuel economy of a vehicle is rated as to how many litres are used per 100 kilometres. Apparently - this makes sense to SOME Canadians. I'm just not one of them!! Oddly enough - when it comes to speed... I think in metric up to 100 kph [which is about 62 mph] and in 'standard measurement' [mph] after that. I find easier to relate to 100 mph than I do 160 kph. [for some reason] Maybe it's because I'm not 'up there' that often. But what REALLY throws me is when metric is used to describe things like trunk space. For an example - click on the link below to see the specs for a 2004 Acura EL. [which is only available in Canada - by the way. It's a fancy-fied Honda Civic] At one time - only metric measurements were used on that site. [and in their magazine] But obviously I wasn't the ONLY one who wrote them to complain - because they now list both. I mean really - how is an old guy like me supposed to know what 365 litres of trunk space is?! 2004 Acura EL Craig!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBdenny Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 Thanks for the insight Craig. I also have a hard time dealing with metric in everything except snow skis since they have always been measured in centimeters. It kind of threw me when I was in BC a few years ago. I almost ran out of gas because the Cadillac I rented said I had 5 litres left. Well my wife looked at it and said you only have 5 litres left. I was thinking it was in gallons. Then I figured out how they really rip off the Candians for gas! As far as trunk space, I wouldn't have any idea how to figure it in metric. I usually have to look in a trunk to figure out how much space it has anyway. Denny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denslexusgx470 Posted August 15, 2004 Share Posted August 15, 2004 Hi Guys!! :)Both Honda and Toyota want for all of us [as in you 'Americans' - in this case] to stop thinking in terms of MPG [miles per gallon] and think in terms of GPM. [gallons per mile] What do YOU think? It actually makes sense - if you ask me. Autoweek Story Craig!! :) The terms GPM will be used by Honda or Toyota if they start making airplanes!! That's how they measure how much gas an airplane consumes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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