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brucepick · 07-22-2011, 09:47 PM

I'll second what California98Civic wrote:
If you want to optimize your mpg, get a manual transmission.

Here's a link to the EPA's page for the '97 Civics.
EPA page for 1997 Civics

The HX w/ automatic is the first one at top of the list; you can recognize it by the continuously variable tranny.
29/31/35 mpg: city/combined/highway.

The HX w/ standard tranny is the first of the manuals listed.
31/34/39 mpg.

Both cars show they have the VTEC-E engine, if you follow the link for the individual car's page and scroll to the bottom where the engine is ID'd.

07-22-2011, 09:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
brucepick OCD Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Eastern CT, USA Posts: 1,936 Outasight - '00 Honda Insight Team Honda Gen-1 Insights 90 day: 54.18 mpg (US) Thanks: 431 Thanked 396 Times in 264 Posts	I'll second what California98Civic wrote: If you want to optimize your mpg, get a manual transmission. Here's a link to the EPA's page for the '97 Civics. EPA page for 1997 Civics The HX w/ automatic is the first one at top of the list; you can recognize it by the continuously variable tranny. 29/31/35 mpg: city/combined/highway. The HX w/ standard tranny is the first of the manuals listed. 31/34/39 mpg. Both cars show they have the VTEC-E engine, if you follow the link for the individual car's page and scroll to the bottom where the engine is ID'd. __________________ Coast long and prosper. Driving '00 Honda Insight, acquired Feb 2016.