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By: MattK

MattK — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:34:49 +0000

Thanks, Michael. Agreed. Many of the smaller cars still use four or five speed automatic transmissions while the Fusion and the Malibu get six-speed automatics which makes all of the difference in the world for fuel economy.

By: Michael Karesh

Michael Karesh — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:17:24 +0000

The main reason small cars don’t get better fuel economy on the highway: gearing.

With smaller engines, manufacturers usually use shorter gearing to compensate for their relatively low torque output. We will start to see better highway fuel economy from small cars when they start to receive the six-plus-speed transmissions that are increasingly common in larger cars.

To see what real-world fuel economy owners are getting:

http://www.truedelta.com/fuel_economy.php