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California98Civic · 09-29-2012, 01:37 AM

Another story about the car, this one a driving review:
1.0L EcoBoost 3-Cyl. Shockingly Quiet, Capable | Road Ahead

They claim to have gotten 39mpg (US) while driving it all day like this: "Cruising in the fast lane in sixth gear at 75 mph (120 km/h), the 1.0L Focus happily accepts a downshift all the way to third gear. And just for yucks, run at wide-open throttle until the red line forces a higher gear. The engine responds enthusiastically, without hesitation and as if it’s barely working."

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California98Civic Cyborg ECU Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Coastal Southern California Posts: 6,299 Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe Team Honda 90 day: 66.42 mpg (US) Black and Red - '00 Nashbar Custom built eBike 90 day: 3671.43 mpg (US) Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 2,172 Times in 1,469 Posts	Another story about the car, this one a driving review: 1.0L EcoBoost 3-Cyl. Shockingly Quiet, Capable \| Road Ahead They claim to have gotten 39mpg (US) while driving it all day like this: "Cruising in the fast lane in sixth gear at 75 mph (120 km/h), the 1.0L Focus happily accepts a downshift all the way to third gear. And just for yucks, run at wide-open throttle until the red line forces a higher gear. The engine responds enthusiastically, without hesitation and as if it’s barely working." __________________ 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.