Single piston engines

No, in that case they have changed more than the Beetle did, but if you put a 1948 and a 2007 Land Rover side by side and removed all the badges etc, you would tell straight away they were the same vehicle. The chassis and bodywork are very similar. You couldn't say that about a Corolla, for instance.

Indeed.

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My 1961 Morris Mini 850 averaged 49.6 MPG over the time I owned it, putting the last 18000 of 246,000 miles on it. The accellerator pedal was operated as a switch - it was either off or to the floor. Maximum speed in 3rd gear was either 60 or 65 MPH, with top gear 5 lower (It's a long time - can't remember if it was 60 and 55 or 65 and 60 - but it was faster in third than forth due to lack of adequate power) Low gear accelleration (city driving "get out and go") was more than adequate with the gearing and 10 inch tires.

Now, my 1949 VW 998 (or 996, whatever - 10 taxable horsepower) (military kubelwagen engine) moved the old bug at a sprightly 45MPH top speed with a gentle tailwind, with all the get up and go of a tired sloth. IIRC mileage ran in the 30MPG range on a good day.(British gallon) (No better than 12km per liter)

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