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MetroMPG · 10-04-2014, 02:28 PM

jcp: someone in that thread replied "too bad the comparison wasn't against a state-of-the-art automatic."

I've done that too. The lower rated 5-speed still won out (though not by as much):

Gas mileage/MPG test: 2014 Mirage CVT vs. 5-speed (sub/urban Ottawa route) - MirageForum.com

10-04-2014, 02:28 PM	#38 (permalink)
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