30 years ago in 1984 Honda made a 70mpg CRX for $7,000

Yet here we are, in the year flying cars should be all around us and the best we can achieve are heavily government-subsidized battery/hybrid POS for $50k or more.

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The original 1.3 liter car (chassis code AE532) had an EPA Highway mileage rating of 52 miles per gallon (MPG)in 1984 and was reported to often achieve over 70 MPG in favorable driving conditions. The later 1.5 liter American-market CRX HF (High Fuel economy) model (chassis codes EC1 and AF) could also reliably achieve very good gas mileage, more than a decade before gas-electric hybrids appeared on the market

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here's to the real deal.


eta recently some guys modified this car to get a whopping 118 MPG!

118 MPG CRX


"high tech" modifications to the CRX HF to achieve this..are you listening GM?

--> Tires: low rolling resistance 155/65/14 Nokian HakkaR snow tires, brand new for the event, pumped up to 50psi mounted on Honda 14×5 alloy wheels

--> Shocks: Konisport, revalved with SPSS1 valving, double adjustable, shortened body, set to soft

--> Springs: Ground Control coilovers with 350 front 250 rear springs.

--> Lowered car 2 inches, front camber at -3.5, toe set to zero front and rear, zero thrust angle

--> Front wind deflector and rear wheel skirts made from thin polycarbonate, aluminum duct tape, self tapping screws and 3/4? aluminum band

--> masking tape to cover all panel gaps / seams, passenger door handle (forgot to do the driver side door handle)

--> removed passenger side mirror

--> I added lightness by removing the passenger seat, spare tire and tools, floor mats

--> 6 pound race battery.