You should keep an eye out for older CRX HF's. My '87 would average 41 pretty easily, with nothing other than short shifting it. And even then, driving it aggressively only brought the city mpg down to 38 or so. This was while working at Domino's too!
On the highway, I could do trips at 75 mph and still return 38 highway, which for a gutless 4 banger being on the verge of floored for most of the trip (Hill country), is quite good.
It was the California special, which gives up some gearing and has more emissions equipment-- less fuel economy than a federally emissioned version.
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