Re: Best car for mountain FE?
Did the Metro Xfi and Civic Cx both have DFCO?
Also crunching some numbers here...
Metro Xfi
Curb weight: 1621 lbs. HP: 49 @4700 rpm Torque: 58 ft-lbs. @3300 rpm
Combined FE: 55
Civic Cx
Curb weight: 2108 lbs. HP: 70 @5000 rpm Torque: 91 ft-lbs. @2000 rpm
Combined FE: 51
The percentage difference between weight and HP are pretty close, the Cx has 30% more weight and 40% more power and an 8% loss in FE. However the torque is nearly a 57% gain at a lower rpm. And since the difference in FE is only 8% and I am going to be putting the engine under a hard load repeatedly while going up the hills and mountains would it make sense to go with the Cx?
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