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Originally Posted by RH77
No doubt the Fit will be the most sporty option. The problem is, my FE goal is to get considerably-better FE with each car purchase (until the curve flattens or, if technology allows, continue the trend). The Fit can't do that out of the box.
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That's the thing, isn't it: An automatic Fit simply will not give you your 40 mpg average (esp. year round) with just "mild ecodriving" techniques. The only Honda that will is an old VX/HX/HF or maybe CX (none are options, as stated) or a newer hybrid. You want FE in a Honda, you get a hybrid - they have you just where they want you! (Now the question is whether you will accept their proposition, or go dance with someone else.)
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The 75 MPG example is an outlier, I'm afraid. I just don't possess that kind of mad skillz.
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Or the desire to travel at an average speed of ... I don't even want to guess.
Eye popping numbers are fun to produce, but they almost always = pulse & glide at a relatively low average speed + the entire bag of other tricks. Again, not exactly "mild eco-driving"!
(PS: not dissing the Fit driver - that style & speed may fit nicely into his regular usage.)
I do like how you set the fuel economy bar higher for each replacement vehicle, though. Wish more people would do that.