30th May 2014, 09:34
Your Civic's mileage could not be 65-70 MPG unless you drove over a very high cliff ! At best, it was probably 40 or so under unusually optimal driving conditions, not average.
Your Civic's mileage could not be 65-70 MPG unless you drove over a very high cliff ! At best, it was probably 40 or so under unusually optimal driving conditions, not average.
7th Mar 2014, 18:32
To the above comment, interesting numbers.
What can make a difference for highway MPG is the drag coefficient and the way the transmission is geared. It would appear the Civic has less available torque in the last gear, which keeps the revs higher at highway speeds.
The numbers you obtained could be different in city driving depending on the transmission gearing. I would expect the Civic to be the most economical.
In other words, people could choose a vehicle with MPG better adapted to their driving conditions.