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Sedans: My Best Choice for Fuel Economy?

51 messages,  Last post on Aug 24, 2006 at 1:03 PM

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What is this discussion about? Toyota Corolla, Toyota ECHO, Honda Civic, Fuel Efficiency (MPG), Sedan

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#49 of 51 Re: Road Trip!! Our mpg [habitat1] by kato1

Jun 07, 2006 (3:42 pm)

Replying to: habitat1 (Jun 06, 2006 7:12 pm)
dont know if he will, but id be glad to. my last tank used for commuting to work and in town driving(65-70% highway at 65-70 mph and 30-35% stop and go in town---484.6 miles, 11.874 gallons to fill = 40.81 mpg. ive gotten up to 44 mpg but that was almost all highway at 60-65 mph. i drive an 06 corolla ce 5-spd. i dont consider this a big deal. this is why i bought this car. even with a 50/50 highway/ town mix i have yet to get lower than 36 mpg.

#50 of 51 Re: Road Trip!! Our mpg [kato1] by thegraduate

Jul 28, 2006 (1:00 pm)

Replying to: kato1 (Jun 07, 2006 3:42 pm)
ive gotten up to 44 mpg but that was almost all highway at 60-65 mph. i drive an 06 corolla ce 5-spd. i dont consider this a big deal. this is why i bought this car. even with a 50/50 highway/ town mix i have yet to get lower than 36 mpg.
 
You are really right. While those numbers are great, they reflect what the car was really designed for, and shouldn't be too much of a surprise. I drive an Accord, and have gotten 39.9 MPGs before (70 MPH, no A/C)...couldn't crack that 40MPG mark...I average 35-36 HWY and 29 MPG in mixed...so a Corolla should definitely deliver numbers 5 MPG above that.
 
Corollas are great cars, it's just a shame that at 6'4", I couldn't drive one comfortably.

#51 of 51 My '99 Corolla 5 speed.... by bottgers

Aug 24, 2006 (1:03 pm)

....gets 32 city, 40 highway, and that's running 75 with the AC on. If you're looking for a manual in either the Corolla or the Echo, be prepared to look for a while, and be willing to travel some distance to get it. For some reason Toyota builds most of these cars with automatics, so manuals are hard to find. It took me 2 months to find mine.

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