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Originally Posted by Grant-53
Ground clearance and the right tires are critical in the snow. Gearing and aerodynamics are key to good fuel economy. All my Corolla/Prizm cars have been very reliable and decent in the snow with just M&S radial tires. FE was 32mpg winter and 36mpg summer with the 5 spd.
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I wouldn't mind getting 32mpg during the winter at all. I was only getting about 17mpg this winter in my car. I've also been looking at the newer corollas (I think they look amazing, but the 132hp at the crank is kinda steering me away from them...)
Also, I had a stopped up cat/bad o2 sensors over the winter, which probably significantly decreased my mpg, I replaced everything myself when it started to warm up and I've been getting ~23 average (mostly city)