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[–] nahostdeutschland@feddit.org 15 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

It kind of was peak car:

  • small (3,7 x 1,65m)
  • wasn't that expensive
  • no fancy electronic entertainment systems with subscriptions and problems. Just put in your System of a Down-CD and you're good!
  • Goes up to 150km/h, which is enough speed for everyone
  • Uses between 6 and 7 liters of gas. Which is better than your pickup truck
  • You can drive around with 5 people and transport more stuff than you think.
[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Uses between 6 and 7 liters of gas.

You ruined this car for me right now!

[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 0 points 3 hours ago (3 children)
[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

According to this source (German), the average gas consumption of privately-owned cars in Germany in 2023 was 7.8 liter per 100 km. So this 30 year old car, which is not all that fuel-efficient by modern standards, is still more efficient than what people drive today.

[–] ptu@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 hours ago

If you include only petrol cars, it’s quite on par with like a 2020’s VW Golf

[–] nahostdeutschland@feddit.org 5 points 3 hours ago

That is in a car from the 1990s. A modern car in that form could use way less.