Elle wrote:

> "Joseph Oberlander" > wrote
>
>>Elle wrote:
>
> snip drivel
>
>>>Naturally exactly what that "certain amount of power" "one" needs will
>>>depend on vehicle specifics.
>>
>>We're talking about maybe 8-10HP difference but 7-8mpg.
>
>
> We're talking about 80-83 hp for the 1.4L Fit and 1.3L Jazz (that's what a
> few sites said, anyway) vs. 92 hp for my 1.5L Civic. This is over 10%
> difference.

Wrong car. I meant the 1.4 Fit versus the 1.2Jazz What a Civic
does is immaterial. The 1.2l Jazz gets 7-8mph better highway
mileage than the 1.4 version for hardly any difference in power.