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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian
Hardly. The CAFE ratings are vastly different than what we see on the window stickers. My civic rates 41 mpg for CAFE (vs 31 window sticker), already smashing the 35 mpg standard.
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The window sticker on your 96 civic is based on the old EPA mileage test and totally irrelevant to this comparison. By the current standards your civic is rated at 26/33mpg. The 35mpg standard applies to an average for city and highway driving. Your 96 doesn't even come close to meeting 2016 CAFE requirement. It is not rated at 41mpg by any standard.
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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian
Aside from the official mileage ratings...
A quick scan of our mileage logs here will reveal that manuals are better for mileage. Even ones crippled with poor gear ratios can get better mileage in the hands of skilled drivers.
The top 17 Civics are all manuals.
21 of the top 24 Hondas are manuals. The other 3 are hybrids.
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And NONE of them post 2005 non hybrids therefore your point is irrelevant to this discussion.