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Old 11-24-2011, 08:35 PM
Carcus Carcus is offline
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Re: CleanMPG Reviews the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic

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Originally Posted by xcel View Post
Hi Carcus:



First FE drive loop is complete with decent results...

Wayne
Looking forward to the SS results. With gearing like that, I would expect the Sonic to beat 40 mpg at a 65 mph steady state. I'll guess 43 to 45 mpg with temps in the 40's.

I suppose the turbo should show a bigger increase (than normally aspirated) in warmer temps.

/Even with the turbo, still not a ton of torque, so I would expect mpg to deteriorate rapidly above 65 mph ... especially if it's cold and into some wind.

Last edited by Carcus : 11-24-2011 at 08:43 PM.
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