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Who really knows what the new Fit hybrid will do until it gets into the hands of the consumer. It certainly won't beat the PriusC by 20% which would be 72 mpgUS. Not happening at steady 55mph in a car with that much frontal area where the C gets 60 mpgUS. There is always fuzzy math involved with the hype. Perfect example: the Volkswagon XL1 claimed 260 mpgUS which was a short run and did not account for the use of battery power. It really gets 110 on a trip.
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It is possible to hypermile a 2nd gen Prius to 105 mpgUS in competition style with pure PnG and EOC at 25-35 mph but we don't go around calling it a 100 mpg car. A hypermiler may get the Fit over 80 mpg once in a while at slower speeds but I am guessing the EPA window sticker will be closer to 60 highway.
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