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Old 06-19-2009, 11:44 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Interesting conclusion too:

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Unlike most of today's fuel-economy stars, which never stop reminding you how green your right foot is, the older Honda goes about its task subtly - it's a good car first and a green car second. The HF reminds us that efficiency is what you make it. Honda's tiny, featherweight hatchback may be where we've been, but it's also where we need to be going.
That's entirely a different tack than the econobox-bashing the CNET article did:
CNET: your '92 Civic may get far better MPG than a new car, but it still sucks!
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