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Originally Posted by neanderpaul
What kind of speeds were you traveling to break 50 mpg? I thought metros could do that routinely. Or is that only the previous gen metro? Is yours the 3 cyl? Festivas hit 53 routinely but that' driving 55.
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Yeah the metros one generation before mine that were xfi's can break 50 pretty easy. Mine is a 3 cylinder but it's an LSI and a generation newer which makes 40 it's more regular spot. My 3 tank average is 49.95 right now so that tank is looking even better and not just a one time thing. I keep it to about 55 though I occasionally pulse and glide between 65 and 50.
The other day I took it up to 85 to catch up to a big wind breaking vehicle on a long freeway trek. It was amazing how quiet and well it handles that speed with all this aero. Previously the car would scream in protest as all three cylinders worked their tails off but it seems like now that is no trouble for the car at all.