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Originally Posted by 04Malibu
No, I'm not calling anyone stupid. Although I think we could say just that about the management at GM and Ford.
What does everyone think about this? Accord gets 38 MPG highway. Corolla 41 MPG. Cobalt... a great 32 MPG highway (unbelieveably, worse than the V6 Malibu). Ford Focus, a stunning 31 MPG highway. Now we wonder why Toyota and Honda are out selling us?
Not suprisingly, guess which cars of Toyota's and Honda's lineup have been growing the most rapidly? Corolla and Civic. Guess which GM and Ford models are declining in sales? IS ANYONE SUPRISED THAT GM AND FORD ARE GETTING KILLED BY THESE GUYS?
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The Accord hybrid might be EPA rated for 38 mpg highway, but the Accord V6 is rated for 30 and the Accord 4-cylinder is rated for 34. The Malibu V6 is slower than the Accord V6 (The Accord has 40 extra horsepower, 8 less pound feet of torque, and an extra gear in the transmission), but the Malibu is rated for 32 highway. The Malibu I4 is slower than the Accord I4 (The Accord has 15 extra horsepower, 15 extra pound feet of torque, and an extra gear in the transmission), but the Malibu is also cheaper and rated for the same 34 mpg highway. Plus, the Malibu V6 takes 87 octane fuel while (I believe) the Accord V6 requires 91 octane.
In midsize car fuel economy, GM is actually really good.
But when it comes to compact cars, you're on the money: the US automakers are way behind. My sister has a Chevy Aveo, and while she loves almost everything about it her average gas mileage is in the mid 20s. I do better in my Chevy Impala, which weighs about 700 pounds more, has 70 more horsepower, and over 100 extra pound feet of torque!