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Never before have I found a group of people who prize small engines and manual everything so much. Even going to the point of uninstalling factory options... But *I* don't have to! You see, my 1999 Toyota Echo came with... NO OPTIONS WHATSOEVER (except Air-conditioning, & because I'm in the humid tropics, it's staying).

I got the base of the base

1.3 Litre 5spd
3 door
Manual windows
Individual (not central) locks
Manual Steering
No ABS

Hell, the thing doesn't even have a remote hatch release...

So the plan is:

Plastic smooth hubcaps
Low rolling-resistance tyres
Rear spoilers/kamm-back setup
Rear wheel covers
Front fill in fairings (probably like the truck wheel brushes)
Edit: Oh and a flat belly pan

Oh, and a Prius 1NZ-FXE that's sitting at my mates yard doing nothing...

I'm hoping to get highway fuel economy at 4l/100km (58.8 mpg) or better with the A/C on. Factory is 4.6l/100km stock but nobody in Australia ever gets factory rated mileage, especially not because the rated mileage is without the air-conditioning (mandatory in parts of Australia) activated. My last car was rated at 4.5l/100km and at 100km/h with the cruise on it achieved 5.5. So I'm targeting a 30% reduction in cruising fuel economy.