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Old 12-17-2009, 09:38 PM   #66 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

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90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

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90 day: 62.14 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by majestic View Post
Also, where is the statement from Toyota? Anybody find one?
Nope:

Newsroom : Our Point of View / Toyota

They're too busy with the floor mat/unintended acceleration issue at the moment, I think.

Maybe they'll respond though... Toyota was quick to jump on Ford when they started trumpeting the Fusion hybrid as the most efficient mid-size car in North America. Strictly speaking (per EPA), the Prius is a mid-size car, and it's more efficient than the Fusion. So Ford changed its marketing to say "mid-size sedan."

I've said it before: in the big picture, the absolute numbers are less important than the fact they're competing over them. Lower! Lower!
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