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Old 01-08-2016, 05:47 PM   #187 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
I still fail to see how the G4 eco is able to achieve 4 MPG highway more than the G4 standard without modifying aerodynamics. How can marginally less weight account for this? Why isn't city driving more impacted by the weight reduction? Something isn't adding up here, and that is why I'm most curious to see how people respond on Fuelly.
I've been wondering the same; something's fishy there. As far as I can see in pictures of both cars, the only difference is the missing rear wiper in the Eco; even the wheels are the same. That can't be enough to account for +3mpg on the highway cycle.
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