Thread: "MPGiata" modding thread: aiming for 50 MPG with a 1990 Miata. Update: success, 55 MPG!
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Old 08-28-2021, 10:58 AM   #384 (permalink)
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by GJKH View Post
Excellent, best fuel economy I ever heard of in a Miata. The best I returned in my 1991 was 36 mpg. Not bad, considering the gearing.
MetroMPG is one of the masters of the mod and hypermile game. I would bet he could get quite a lot more out of this with more determination, but the driving would have to be ... different. I like Miatas, but what is incredible about your '92 VX is that it has been getting MPG in the 54 mpg without hypermiling but just driving posted speeds, running the car as engineered from the factory. The VX is a legend.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.
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