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Old 03-13-2008, 07:53 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 57.73 mpg (US)
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Clarkson is a riot. If it's not loud enough to scare children and small animals, or if it can't peel his face off from the g forces in a corner, he doesn't like it.

FYI, here's an actual speed test of a G-Wiz/Reva electric:

[YOUTUBE]http://youtube.com/v/sTLg_tDGzeo[/YOUTUBE]

0-31 mph in 21 seconds. "NOT BAD!" the owner shouts. That's debatable. But it beats the pants off the ForkenSwift (36 seconds).

And it's pretty dubious to extrapolate that into a 0-62 mph time.
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