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Old 12-10-2009, 01:07 PM
Chibana Chibana is offline
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Originally Posted by mkaresh View Post
I don't see this package being a high volume item--I suspect it mostly exists so they can advertise 40 MPG highway.

You can get the alloys, cruise, and a spoiler in the Sport Appearance Package.
My thought exactly.

I would like to know what the normal PowerShift version is rated. I usually get better than advertised highway mileage out of my cars, but in the last couple of years that's largely been due to driving so slow (66 mph usually). I would like to know what I could expect from the PowerShift version, driven at a steady 66 mph on a flat expressway. In warm weather in my Mazda3 (with some mods that help fuel efficiency probably about 2 mpg), I used to hit 38 mpg in pure expressway driving at this speed. I was hoping to get mid-40s out of the car's replacement, whatever it ends up being.
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