2011 EPA Fuel Economy Guide

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    An Aston Martin Rapide is a subcompact car....

    I'll remember that when I go to park mine in one of the spaces reserved for subcompacts at the mall.
     
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    #3 Nathan, Nov 12, 2010
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    EPA Report: 2011 MINI Cooper Most Fuel Efficient Car In Its Class

    New figures from the EPA confirm that the MINI Cooper remains one of the most fuel-efficient cars you can own. It’s tops in its class and right in there with the best performers from its surrounding car classes as well.
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    Beyond the Cooper but within its class, the worst mileage in the MINI range (the JCW Convertible at 25/33 mpg) is still quite a bit better than the next closest contender, the Mitsubishi Eclipse (at 20/27 mpg). Across all cars, with rare exception, the only way you’re going to get better mileage than a MINI Cooper is in a hybrid. But even those numbers are interesting. Looking at Honda’s new CR-Z sport hybrid, its numbers aren’t much more impressive than the Cooper S. The CR-Z will hit 39 mpg highway, with the Cooper S not far behind at 34 mpg highway. More interesting for this audience, however, is that while the weight of the two cars is basically even, the CR-Z only has 122 hp between both its power plants. Is more than 50 horsepower worth 5 mpg? Uh…YEAH!




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    I thought there was a thread already...I'll merge them
     

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