Fuel Economy - What do you get out of a tank? (3rd gens only)

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Why ?

Why V8?

A F1 Broadcaster years ago described the engine design problem - V8 - V10 V12 - it comes down to How bigger bang you can make (Cylinder size) vs how often you can make it (stroke & number of cylinders) - For formula 1 you wanted the "max" in power; - for fuel economy you want barely the least to turn over a high gear.

Now complicate this with the need to not run an engine too lean or it will burn up - and a V8 you would think would need more fuel with 2 more cylinders - but a v6 will "stall" out sooner than a v8 as it's "bang" ratio is lower and/or the bang is a bit bigger to compensate - so it's final drive ratio must be lower and/or uses more fuel to make the same ratio..

So a V8 with a really tall final gear will be able to make a lot of small bangs just keeping the car in motion which is what you want for hyper mile driving.

So a V12 would be better again in theory - but you need modern fuel management - not like my Jaguar Xj-S....