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Originally Posted by darcane
and then it was eliminated for emissions (?) reasons.
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That's a good question, about why they don't offer lean burn anymore.
The 5-speed Insight had an ULEV rating, even with lean burn:
ULEV = "emits 50% less polluting emissions than the average for new cars released in that model year."
So I have to wonder if it was eliminated more for driveability/consumer acceptance reasons.
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Originally Posted by darcane
Next step: remove that spoiler. I have no conclusive proof that it helps or hurts
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I think you made the right decision - that style is more likely to hurt MPG.
For comparison, Honda
did put this drag-reducing spoiler on its 2001 Civic sedan. Most OEM drag-reducing spoilers on high-MPG cars are flush mounted, and fairly subtle, like this one is:
