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Originally Posted by payne171
Listen, I am a GM backer, but I have owned 3 CRXs (never again, though; love a rex but two of them tried to kill me). First, ignore EPA #s and see what people are really getting from their cars. GM builds to the EPA test; Honda builds cars for driving.
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The 3800 powered cars (read: W-Bodies) are about as fuel efficient as full sized Hondas and Toyotas in real life. Some of them can't compete in city ratings, but in real life driving they're not far off the half-sized 4 cylinders. Not to mention, make oodles more power and torque.
Hell, even the 3100 is fairly fuel efficient. My mom's '06 Malibu averages 27mpg regularly, and she drives terribly (in regards to fuel economy) and in traffic with the a/c on all the time. This is with a 3.1L OHV V6 dating back to the mid 80s.