The 1.2L, 3-cylinder 2014 Mirage (or
whatever they end up calling it) is coming to the US and Canada this fall.
Officially, it's rated at or near the top of its class in multiple countries where it has already been rolled out, and that will likely be the case in the US/Canada too, with an
EPA combined rating in the high 30's mpg US (that's an educated guess).
So we've been on the hunt for evidence of its fuel economy potential in the hands of people who know how to do it.
This week I stumbled on some economy run numbers from an event in Thailand that might interest ecomodders...
- Round-trip highway run: 1,590 km (988 mi.)
- using two cars: both 1.2L, one CVT automatic, one 5-speed
- tires aired up to 45 PSI (35 is factory spec)
- no other vehicle modifications
- multiple passengers in the cars
- air conditioning used
- target speed of 80-90 km per hour (~49-56 mph)
- gas pump readings used for calculations, and the cars were shaken vigorously side-to-side at each fill-up to ensure as much fuel went in and air came out as possible
- using 91 octane fuel
- fuel filler doors & hoods taped shut by event marshall
I think it's fair to say the drivers probably weren't "hypermiling experts", though they were auto journalists.
Results:
- 66.2 mpg (US) / 3.5 L/100 km from the CVT-equipped car
- 75.1 mpg (US) / 3.1 L/100 km from the 5-speed car
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