One of the great features of Google's search engine is the syntax you can use in the search box to retrieve all sorts of informations directly. The other day I was reading about Audi's new Q5 crossover/small SUV which is currently available in Europe but won't make it to the US until next year. These days when I look at vehicle specifications I am more inclined to look at the MPG ratings rather than horsepower (it still amazes that certain manufacturers still tout horsepower in their ads). The European mileage standard is liters per 100 km which really means little to me in comparing the mileage to my X5 (unless I switch my settings to metric). I use the Google syntax to get definitions on words, convert temperatures from Celsius to fahrenheit, Euros to Dollars, so I decide I would try to enter an expression to convert liters/100 km to MPGs. I entered "8.5 liters / 100 km in mpg" in my IE 7 search box and was pleasantly surprised to retrieve my answer: 27.67 MPG. I would be happy to have this kind of mileage...
This is a great feature to have at your fingertips and I love that the the syntax uses natural language patterns. Other than the fact that I still find that Google still returns the best search results (I use Live and Google back and forth), this syntax makes Google tough to beat. I tried the same expression in Live search and got search results.
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