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Old 09-16-2014, 03:05 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Zed - Sold - '14 Honda CR-Z base
Last 3: 44.31 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by cowmeat View Post
Man, I thought real hard about a manual CR-Z but ended up getting a manual Gen-1 Insight and a new car for my wife instead.

Welcome to the site! 40 mpg out of a CVT is a pretty good start!
I see more CRXs than CRZs, so a manual one would most likely be made from unobtanium. I have read that they can get into the 50 MPG area, where it's almost impossible for the CVT to accomplish that same goal.
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