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MetroMPG · 02-25-2020, 06:16 PM

The Mirage also beat the 2020 target as a 2012 design by 2 mpg.

And that's with the1.2L "big block" motor.

A 1.0L engine was/is sold in countries with stricter efficiency rules/higher fuel costs. E.g. parts of Europe & Japan.

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