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Old 05-04-2012, 01:40 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 52.71 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 52.48 mpg (US)
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One more time!

Second 100+ mpg trip!

101.2 MPG (US) / 2.33 L/100 km per the car's computer (FYI, it has been within a couple of percent accuracy at fill-up time)

Again, ideal conditions:

22 C / ~73 F ambient
very light breeze
dry, rural (empty) roads
80 km / 50.2 mile round-trip
38 mph trip average, including a small amount of sub/urban driving on either end

And, again, this was driving with the aim of keeping the thing in lean burn as much as possible, plus engine-off coasting to stops & turns.

That's too slow though. On the open (rural) road portion of the trip, I'm probably averaging ~45 mph.

It needs more aero mods so I can go faster and continue getting these results.
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