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Originally Posted by IBM
You're forgetting that half the cars you listed are much larger than the 500
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Some yes, but not all. the Fiesta, Cooper, Fit, etc, etc, are basically direct competitors and it is not doing that bad.
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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65
2012 Cruze does 38 MPG. 39 MPG with ECO auto, 42 with ECO manual. Sonic will easily do 40.
Hell, the 2013 Malibu ECO does 38 MPG. 
And fueleconomy.gov says the thing runs on PREMIUM?  |
True, but look at the tech the Cruze is using, and if the automatic works as tragically as the current one, no thanks. I would like to see how they are getting the extra MPG from the Cruze seeing as it already basically refuses to downshift and i don't see how it could upshift to topgear any quicker. Keep in mind, the 500 is more a fashion statement type thing than an all out economy car, even though most Americans will see it this way. As for the Eco models, remember too, they are running tons of aerodynamic enhancements and even changes to the ratios to ech particular gear in the transmission. if they went that route they could probably get well over 40 on the highway from 500. Also, what is the City MPG on the Cruze and Malibu Ecos, I would easily bet the combined MPG for the 500 is still higher than those.