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cfg83 · 11-15-2008, 10:34 PM

electromike -

Welcome to EM! What is your average highway speed? Is the Civic an auto or a stick shift? What is the traffic like? I think you are saying 43 MPG/UK for highway, right? I went here :

Miles Per Gallon (U.S.) to Kilometer Per Liter Conversion Calculator and Table - Convert European Mileage: MPG to Liters per 100km

And came up with this :

Code:

MPG (U.K. gallons)      = 43.24
Miles Per Gallon (U.S.) = 36.00 
Kilometer Per Liter     = 15.31

Depending on whether it's Auto or Stick, 36 MPG/US may be correct in terms of the "New EPA" MPG test. Here are your drivetrain options for the 1997 Civic :

2008 Fuel Economy Tests

We mostly use the "New EPA" MPG standard here because it allows us to compare older cars to new cars.

CarloSW2

11-15-2008, 10:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
cfg83 Pokémoderator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,864 1999 Saturn SW2 - '99 Saturn SW2 Wagon Team Saturn 90 day: 40.49 mpg (US) Thanks: 439 Thanked 530 Times in 356 Posts	electromike - Welcome to EM! What is your average highway speed? Is the Civic an auto or a stick shift? What is the traffic like? I think you are saying 43 MPG/UK for highway, right? I went here : Miles Per Gallon (U.S.) to Kilometer Per Liter Conversion Calculator and Table - Convert European Mileage: MPG to Liters per 100km And came up with this : Code: MPG (U.K. gallons) = 43.24 Miles Per Gallon (U.S.) = 36.00 Kilometer Per Liter = 15.31 Depending on whether it's Auto or Stick, 36 MPG/US may be correct in terms of the "New EPA" MPG test. Here are your drivetrain options for the 1997 Civic : 2008 Fuel Economy Tests We mostly use the "New EPA" MPG standard here because it allows us to compare older cars to new cars. CarloSW2 __________________ *What's your* EPA MPG? Go Here and find out!** American Solar Energy Society