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Originally Posted by DieselAddict
How much does the Civic weigh and how much torque does it have? There lies your answer. I get 45 mpg in my Jetta in combined city/highway driving and I don't even try that hard. And it has plenty of torque to go over the mountains at 10,000 ft. The new Jettas get slightly worse mileage, but they have even more torque and weigh a little more.
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According to one site it has "86 kW , 115 HP SAE @ 6,100 rpm; 110 ft lb , 149 Nm @ 4,500 rpm" which doesn't sound like much but it only weighs about 2500 lbs. It seems to have plenty of power going up hills and has no trouble passing on two lane roads which IMO is very important. The same site rates it at 32 city and 38 hwy which seems very conservative considering the figures I've regulary gotten.
I only prefer driving my 300D because it costs almost nothing to drive and it has more legroom.