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I have my truck on my profile, although I haven't updated in a while. 95% of trucks on the road are 10 speed in line 6cyl, (9-15.0 litres) with turbos around 25-35lbs boost. Mine redlines at 2400, but revving it past 1500 is pointless and wasteful. They use higher fuel pressure and compression, so they are actually squirting much less into the cylinder than a passenger car, combined with the lower rpms, the engine is essentially snoozing down the highway. If you could get a diesel for your civic (maybe a I-3 pushing 250-300 lbs tq.) you may be able to get 80-100mpg. Granted, that little engine would weigh 750 lbs and probably sink the nose of the car into the pavement :-)
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