This oughta' stimulate some discussion

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http://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/articles/070420/20muscle.htm?s_cid=msnm:20muscle


"Looking for a car that can stretch that $3 gas—and has some get-up-and-go?" You're in luck. The U.S. News Muscle Per Gallon Index rates more than 400 passenger car models according to a combination of gas mileage and horsepower. Other lists rank cars according to the highest mileage, or the most power, and ours can be sorted in that order, too. But those are simplistic rankings, and we have gone a step further to identify vehicles that truly provide the most bang for the buck. Our formula is simple: Using data provided by Kelley Blue Book, we multiplied the city gas mileage rating for each model by the horsepower rating, and divided by 100 to create an index. Then we assigned a numerical rank to each model to indicate where it stands on our list. The median index number is 45.3. Those above the median are better performers, while those below the median are worse performers."

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interesting. but its flawed. they need to take into account the purchase price of the vehicle. muscle per gallon, miles per gallon, etc doesnt even matter when youre buying a 90,000 car because it ranks high on some internet list.

if you factor in the purchase price, i bet those lower end cars start to look alot nicer.
 
Mazda 3 i (2.0 l) #309 out of a possible 447!!!
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