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Old 07-19-2011, 10:00 AM   #43 (permalink)
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This is great news. The Fiesta is already a great little car, but a little more thirsty than it could be. An Ecoboost 1.0 3-cyl will answer half the problem. The other half is the gears. If they get it running less then the current 2700 rpm @ 60 mph, it would use less gas. The current 1.6 5-speed is good for 65 mpg on the highway, but only if you do maximum P&G driving. Better gears would make that number possible with less work.
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