On Monday, 12 March 2018 14:30:45 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
tabbypurr wrote:

Cars over the years have got much larger and heavier.
And have lots more toys which also consume power. All of this means more
fuel is needed for a given job.

in fact they use less fuel for the job. This is very basic stuff.

If you really think things like air-con don't use fuel, I'll have to lump
you in with Turnip. ;-)

I haven;t claimed that either. Do you understand anything?

Also, wide tyres and the larger heavier bodywork and trim etc all
contribute to increasing fuel consumption

yup. And other factors have reduced it.


NT