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Old 01-11-2008, 11:10 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 65.39 mpg (US)
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The gear ratios are all the same for these cars - only the final drive is different.
5th is 0.757
Final drives:
4.39 - 1.0L garden variety (1995 and up), 13 inch wheels
4.105 - 1.0L garden variety (1989-1994), 12 inch wheels
3.79 - 1.0L XFi (1989-1994), w/12 inch wheels
3.523 - 1.3L SOHC (1989-1994), w/13 inch wheels
So multiply 0.757 by each of those final drive numbers, and that's how many times the crankshaft will rotate for one full revolution of the wheel.

EG. 4.39 * 0.757 = 3.323 crank revolutions per wheel rev.
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