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Old 07-05-2009, 12:12 AM
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My Buick is lucky to get 18 mpg going up hills. Then again it's ~2.5x the engine size and 1000 lbs heavier of the Fit.

My fiancee manages ~39 mpg out of her Fit on the highway using minimal hypermiling. My Buick can get 37-39 mpg highway using a lot of neutral coasting down hills and doing ~63 mph. The ScanGauge in the Buick helps a lot.

Hills suck. Neutral coasting rocks. Isn't the AT Fit flat-towable? That means engine-off coasting if you're willing to try.
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