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Originally Posted by sendler
Where does it say 86 mpg? Not happening. Not even mpg imperial. The new Fit looks like a great car for someone that wants a little more than the PriusC but it won't quite match the FE of the little Prius.
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I stand corrected.
I had to look it up and indeed,
Road&Track says it only gets
85.6 USmpg, not
86.
And that's not EPA too - it is the Japanese standardized method of testing. Honda warns that in ordinary use it will do about 15% worse, say 70 to 75 mpg.
I'd bear that with love.
The Fit is already on sale in Japan, but demand there is 4 times higher than production capacity. It will be a while before we can lay our hands on it.
Toyota has announced drastically improved economy with their future models too. btw.
For what is avaliable here and now, best economy for a new plugless 4 seater is indeed the Toyota Yaris/Prius C Hybrid.
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2011 Honda Insight + HID, LEDs, tiny PV panel, extra brake pad return springs, neutral wheel alignment, 44/42 PSI (air), PHEV light (inop), tightened wheel nut.
lifetime FE over 0.2 Gigameter or 0.13 Megamile.
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