re: #558 lurking faith
Ha! Actually, the body was plastic with resin and recycled cotton for extra strength. !?
Its mpg of 34 is not that great, considering how light the Trabant is. (In case of starter trouble, I can push one, unaided, quite easily, and bring it up to enough speed so the driver can start it.)
I would get 35+ in my 1999 Honda Civic when it was newer and gasoline was gasoline. (10% reduction for the 10% ethanol stuff)
And that is with the AC running. Got 42MPG on one long trip at a constant 70 or so.