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Old 08-27-2009, 04:54 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Metro
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90 day: 67.07 mpg (US)

ForkenSwift - '92 Metro EV
90 day: 125.37 mpg (US)

U.F.O. - '00 Insight
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90 day: 85.75 mpg (US)
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Nothing super surprising to report. I'll post the full details & chart later, but here are the highlights:

  • Man, that was fun!
  • Best fuel economy is pretty much where we would expect to find it: at the lowest speed you can drive in top gear (contrary to some comments I've seen from high-performance vehicle owners who insist the MPG "peak" is found at higher speeds)
  • Best was 36.5 mpg (US) at 60 km/h (37 mph) - or 44 mpg (Imp.) / 6.4 L/100 km
  • Worst was 25.8 mpg (US) at 120 km/h (75 mph) - or 31 mpg (Imp.) / 9.1 L/100 km

More to come...
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