That is terrific mileage. I saw the recent Car and Driver article that
explored real world mileage for high mileage cars and neither their VW
diesel or the hybrid Civic did much better than a small Toyota sedan
which was quicker than either. The Prius was pretty good as I remember.
It was disappointing reading.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Jan 6, 2005, at 10:21 PM, R.Jackson wrote:
> Must be nice to get that kind of mileage from a car that size. I have a
> 4-speed automatic Volkswagen Beetle with a 1.9L Turbodiesel. It gets
> around 50 mpg on the highway, but probably closer to high 30's in town.
> Of course, it's a pocket-sized vehicle, too. My commute is 130 miles
> round trip, though, so highway mileage is most of what I experience. It
> compares favorably to the Lincoln Navigators I see on the highway
> getting 12 mpg, though. ;-)
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