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roosterk0031 · 11-07-2016, 01:12 PM

What's your goal for MPG? If hp is a concern there are plenty of more powerful cars that can get into the 40's. My XFE is rated 155 hp with lifetime of 40 mpg with pretty normal driving.

That said when I had a 1990 Sentra 1.6 12 valve(90 hp?) I never thought of it as slow. 83 escort 3 spd auto was slow.

1997 Saturn SL1 sedan 100 hp 5 spd, power was never a thought, drove it faster than I do today so generally got 35 mpg.

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roosterk0031 Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: na Posts: 1,025 Thanks: 277 Thanked 218 Times in 185 Posts	What's your goal for MPG? If hp is a concern there are plenty of more powerful cars that can get into the 40's. My XFE is rated 155 hp with lifetime of 40 mpg with pretty normal driving. That said when I had a 1990 Sentra 1.6 12 valve(90 hp?) I never thought of it as slow. 83 escort 3 spd auto was slow. 1997 Saturn SL1 sedan 100 hp 5 spd, power was never a thought, drove it faster than I do today so generally got 35 mpg. Last edited by roosterk0031; 11-07-2016 at 01:41 PM..