The 50-litre Fuel Economy Test on 10 Economy Cars
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Originally Posted by XeroK00L
Good for Honda, but the Civic does have the smallest and the least powerful engine among the test cars, something that's gotta be taken into the equation.
The down side, of course, to that famous Honda 3 and 4-cylinder efficiency is NO TORQUE, at least at low speeds. Although the Element / CRX's new 4 has 160 ft-lbs, Honda fours in general, and especially the VTEC's, are notorious for slug-like response at low engine speeds and of having to be wound to almost insane levels to get max power. The most extreme example, of course, was the first-generation S2000's 9000 RPM redline, 8600 RPM HP peak and 7600 RPM torque peak.
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Originally Posted by biker
If gas milage is your priority you can't go wrong with a Honda engine. ![Cool](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/cool.gif)
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