Thread: Small / economy car deathwatch: we've passed "peak econobox" again
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Old 07-23-2020, 05:03 PM   #622 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Xist View Post
How come the Civic gets the same fuel economy as the Fit? ...
I bet the gearing matters, like you say, and I think the Fit has a drag coefficient like 0.34 or 0.36 while the Civic is more like 0.30 or lower. CdA might be worse, too. Fit must be narrower, but it is also taller.

Part of what made the Fit an "economy car" was the price, not just the FE. Sad to see it go.
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