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Originally Posted by Ankleface
The previous car I mentioned was a Toyota Corolla with a 1.6L 4-cyl that I owned 20 years ago. And now I have a Hyundai i10 with 1.0L 3-cyl. I guess that was sort of an apples-to-oranges comparison because the two vehicles are not really very comparable. And the area where I used to drive the Toyota was a more spread-out city with less congestion and higher average speeds.
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Was the Corolla an E120? Well, had it been possible to compare it to a Brazilian Hyundai HB20S, would sort of make more sense than comparing to the i10, as the base version of the HB20S resorts to the very same engine of the i10.
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I realize that the two cars aren't really comparable, and the area where I drive most of the time now is different.
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I guess you know, accelerating from a standstill takes more energy than to retain a steady speed once you're already rolling. So, even though a small car may be more optimized for heavy inner-city traffic, this environment is much worse regarding fuel economy anyways...