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Old 02-19-2020, 11:19 AM   #5 (permalink)
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90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

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90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

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I'm OK with L/100 km (Canada). But as you've probably seen, most people on here speak in MPG (US).

Interesting that the WLTP gives the advantage to the manual!

If I must drive an automatic, I really do prefer a CVT (for reasons of economy). The last one I drove was in a Mirage (Space Star in Germany), and I was genuinely surprised & pleased how it was designed & programmed to aggressively pursue good fuel economy.

Do you know if you can safely coast in neutral with yours? (No mechanical reason not to?) That's a technique that can help quite a bit in certain circumstances. We had a Mirage owner here with CVT who got very good numbers (significantly better than the EPA rating) and he did quite a bit of neutral coasting, where appropriate.
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