[War_Wagon]

I think my best non-FI car for mileage was my 1986 Accord. Automatic, but at least it had an overdrive. The mid '80s were a mish-mash for car makers, some went to FI, some stayed with carbs, some had overdrives/5 speeds sooner than others etc. Even in the performance world (for domestics anyway) it was all over the map. My '86 Corvette is the first year for aluminum cylinder heads, first year for tuned port injection, and a bunch of other stuff that was cutting edge for the day, but it only made 230 hp lol! The only really impressive domestic performance car was the Grand National - gotta love turbo power. And yes Fox body Mustangs were coming into their own, with 1986 being the first year for speed density FI, a big rear diff, proper 5 speed etc, but it all just goes to show that mid '80s were all over the place when it came to automotive designs. I make no claim to know what the most fuel efficient non-FI/computerized car is, but if I was going to start looking for it I would think it's going to be mid to late '80s somewhere. And it probably came from Japan. My buddy had a '70s "Hang Ten" Duster back in the '90s, and yeah, that sure wouldn't be the direction I would be looking in!