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bhazard · 06-02-2012, 04:29 PM

I was gonna suggest a Subaru Forester, as I have a 2002 L model 5 speed, and averaged 32 mpg on a 625 mile highway trip last weekend. Car has no mods, except 40 psi in the tires. And I wasn't really doing any hypermiling of any sort. A more mindful driver could easily manage 35 mpg and with mods maybe 40. AWD is always nice to have in the winter and you can fit nearly anything in it.

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bhazard Master EcoModder Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 500 2012 Golf TDI - '12 Volkswagen Golf TDI TEAM VW AUDI Group 90 day: 45.51 mpg (US) Thanks: 6 Thanked 34 Times in 27 Posts	I was gonna suggest a Subaru Forester, as I have a 2002 L model 5 speed, and averaged 32 mpg on a 625 mile highway trip last weekend. Car has no mods, except 40 psi in the tires. And I wasn't really doing any hypermiling of any sort. A more mindful driver could easily manage 35 mpg and with mods maybe 40. AWD is always nice to have in the winter and you can fit nearly anything in it. __________________ '05 Outback XT, 19 mpg BP-turbo 93 Festiva (long gone) 1/4 mile - 12.50@111.5 Best MPG - 36.8