A Mirage Forum member just did an 80 km / 50 mile comparison of a 5-speed car against the CVT, and unlike my test, his route was mostly highway - with the cruise set at 120 km/h / 70 mph.
The 5MT still edged out the CVT's mileage:
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Route: highway (65%) and suburban driving (25%), with just a small portion in the city (10%). afterwards, i drove my mirage, which is a CVT. both were SE trim with climate control turned off. i did do the exact same route and made sure to do the same speeds at all points (whenever i was able). traffic was the same for both trips.
Results: the manual beat the CVT by about 2-3 mpg for the combined trip. i was surprised to find that it even beat the CVT on the highway. At 70 mph, the MT got 2 mpg better than the CVT.
for the entire trip:
- 5-speed: 47 mpg (US) / 5 L/100 km
- CVT: 45 mpg US / 5.2 L/100 km
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MirageForum thread for more info:
Mileage test between Mirage 5MT and CVT on set route (mostly highway) - MirageForum.com)