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Originally Posted by D.O.G.
I've recently bought a new (to me) daily driver. 
It's a 1998 Maxda 323 Astina hatchback (5 door), 5 speed manual.
This was called the 323F (Europe), Astina (UK & Aus.) or Lantis (Japan), but wasn't marketed in the US, hence there are no US EPA figures for it.
There is, however, a listing for the 1998 Mazda Protege that uses the same motor (1840cc BP-ZE) and gearbox (F25M-R) with the same final drive ratio (4.105).
The Australian Gov. fuel ratings for this Protege are the same as the Astina.
My question is:
Should I use the (unrealistic) Australian Gov. figures, 26mpg city / 37mpg Hwy, or use the US Protege figures, 23mpg city / 29mpg Hwy in my Garage entry?
Pete. |
we actually did get that model here in the states, but not until 02. called the Mazda Protege5 (which I own)
it comes with the 2.0L FSDE engine.
the US specs for it are 22/28, being your engine is the 1.8L your numbers would be slightly better, but not much.
I think going by the US standard for the compared car as you mention is perhaps the best, but drop 1 or 2mnpg to compensate the weight difference.
Id say dropping 1 mpg hwy and 2mpg city would probably be pretty darn close to US EPA percentages for your car
