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Old 03-29-2016, 09:00 PM   #103 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

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90 day: 52.71 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: 52.48 mpg (US)
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More early MPG results... (still not ABA though)

Best highway mileage ever this weekend for one leg of a trip (100 km / 60 mi) I took to visit my sister & her family. Pretty ideal conditions: 16 C / sunny & dry / next to no wind. Cruising speed: 80 km/h on the scenic route (50 mph). Cruise control most of the time, but I also drove with load a bit (tapped speed up & down on some hills).

3.3 L/100 km = 71 mpg US

The car+tail loves the warmer weather. That's a massive difference from the previous best for the same trip (with tail) of 3.8 L/100 km = 62 mpg US in colder, windier conditions, which was even at a slightly slower cruising speed.
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