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Originally Posted by Domman56
how come with all this (oh so good) new technology and vtech and all this other stuff
the new civic hybrid is rated at like 40MPG highway...
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A couple minutes with Google finds two reasons (in addition to the already-mentioned change in EPA test methods).
Honda CRX: 89 HF M/T 1,834 lb
'90-'91 HF M/T 1,967 lb
2010 Civic Hybrid MT/AT): NA / 2877 lb
One's pretty obvious, hauling around an extra half ton doesn't do a lot for anyone's mpg. Second is that the CRX had a manual, the Civic doesn't.
Then there's maybe a bit of aerodynamics: the 2-seat CRX has a nice tapered roofline, the Civic's a sedan.