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Originally Posted by orangefizz
I have a 2007 Fit Sport and our neighbors just bought the new model. The interior is nice and the wheels are bigger, but I was stunned to learn that it gets about 5mpg less than the old one. What on earth is the point of THAT?
Considering the VW Polo Diesel gets 70mpg (albeit on 3 cylinders), Honda should have worked harder to at least maintain their fuel efficiency.
Otherwise it looks to be a nice upgrade (although it definitely looks less zippy than the old one--it has that "family car" patina to it).
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Check out this link, the U.S. mileage ratings changed:
2008 Fuel Economy Tests
From that page, you can check out your 2007 old/new mileage estimates. You'll see, no matter what your transmission, that your mileage will drop with the new ways of calculating the MPG. For instance, the NEW estimates for the 2007 MT are 28/34/31. Lower than the old 33/38/35.
This is because they are testing under different conditions, such as cold weather, hot weather (running A/C), and driving at faster speeds as well as hard acceleration.
They have lots of info on that site, about MPG and how to increase it, by changing driving habits. And if those are the differences, you can see that 5 MPG better is possible, using the new ratings, just by driving slower, not running the A/C, etc.
I expect to do quite well on the MPG. I tend to drive like I have a raw egg in shell on a spoon, held in my mouth. No hard starts, no hard stops, no weaving, no jerking, etc.