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Originally Posted by Blue07CivicEX
It's a lot easier to get better mpg's with a little more aerodynamic car, even if the EPA rates most of the cars on this site in the low-mid 30's most of us can get over 40 pretty easily, can a smart car easily get 30% over it's EPA estimates? I'm sure with some careful driving you could do ok, but it seems like it's easier to improve with a car that slips through the air a little easier.
Edit: Now I can't help but think about somebody trying to cut down a tree using a smart4two.
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Interesting you should say that. My LR3 has (according to various sources, none of which I'm completely willing to trust anymore given the previous posts) a Cd of 0.41. And per my EM fuel log stats as shown in the signature, I'm getting 30% above the EPA estimate. And regardless of whether the Cd is correct, nobody would accuse my vehicle of being slippery. I'm awfully aggressive about my hypermiling though.