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Old 07-14-2010, 05:32 PM   #5 (permalink)
bwilson4web
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I am an owner of a 2001 toyota echo with no mods except scangauge. Its a 2 door with manual transmission and 95,000 miles on it.
I had to get one my wife would drive: four doors, electric locks, and automatic transmission.
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My Echo loves 45 mph in 5th gear, at that speed it only sipss about 0.59 gallons per hour giving me 60+ mpg.
At 55 mph I get somewhere between 52 to 56 mpg
At 65 mph I get between 40 to 45 mpg
Above 70 mpg the mileage goes down to 34 mpg
Here is my NHW11 performance curve and some data points:


I also found after driving the Prius that the Echo's higher center of gravity required slower speed on the turns.

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