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2012 Hyndai Sonata gearing
Drove a rented 2012 Hyndai Sonata automatic for a week and got 37.74mpg in "eco" mode. I drove it pretty slowly by generally just keeping-up with the posted speed limits. Gearing was remarkable: It could cruise in 5th gear as low as 30mph and about 1000 rpms. It would stay in 6th as low as about 41/42 mph and 1100 or 1200 rpms. At 60mph on the freeway it rumbled along at about 1700 rpms. A rough estimate of a 400 mile freeway only trip suggested 40-45 mpg driving 55-65 mph mostly with cruise control on.
[EDIT: 2.4 liter engine and EPA 22/35]
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.
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