I'm only getting around 14 with city driving and short trips. Around 17
mixed city and hwy.

William Polowniak
1989 Vanagon GL
1988 Mercedes 300 SE

> I am trying to determine what gas mileage I should expect with my new
> 2.1L engine.  The original 1.9L engine in my 84 Vanagon was worn out.
> I looked at the specs of the 1.9L and 2.1L engine on Vanagon.com.
> I noticed that both engines have identical specs: 95HP @ 4800rpm and
> 117fp @ 3200rpm.  Is this really correct?  I expected some additional
> hp with the slightly larger engine.  It was interesting to note that
> the MPG for the 1.9L was 23 and 18 for the 2.1L.  So if the output of
> the two engines are the same, why the different gas mileage?
>
> Thanks.