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Old 11-28-2010, 11:54 PM   #21 (permalink)
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EcoSentra - '04 Nissan Sentra
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Originally Posted by roflwaffle View Post
I can't believe they only pull 35mpg city in charge sustaining mode. Even a Fusion hybrid can pull 41mpg city and that's a full size car. Was engineering a smaller two-mode hybrid system or licensing some of Toyota's stuff really that hard?
That's not really a fair comparison because in city driving the fusion gets the benefit of the electric motor. A better comparison would be to the fusion highway rating of 34mpg. Volt gas only mileage is 37mpg though they don't say whether its city, highway, or mixed.

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