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It has to do with the drivetrain loss in RWD as compared to FWD. It is easier to get the power from a front engine car to the front wheels of that car. There is less driveshaft and other parts for the power to get to the wheels. I mean we are talking a really small amount here so I would agree it might be like 1 mpg that a fwd car could use more efficiently then a rwd.
It would be interetsing to see if a rear (mid) engine car with rwd came out the same as a fwd front engine car.
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