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My other half is about to leave for work 230km away. On that drive she will obtain just over 60mpg average. We used to live in a city where most driving time is spent sitting at the lights - 45 mpg average. Those are real world numbers from someone who has done over 50,000km in the car.
On highways alone it is very snappy - ours is a 62hp version. It isn't so much fun with a passenger. It is confortable on smooth roads.
We are getting rid of ours for a 55mpg diesel - gasolene is $1.97 per litre, diesel $1.71.
I have the first model (in Europe) with manual transmission and the 62HP engine.
It gets consistent 44mpg in town and 50mpg on the open road. It has about 62,200 miles on the clock. Oh it doesn't have AC.
So either the anti-pollution system for the US market is doing just what it shouldn't be doing - increasing carbon pollution by raising consumption. Or you don't know how to drive...
