Originally Posted by
Dontee
Hey Guys & Gals.. I drove a couple colleagues up to training in Philly (about 30 min ride) I of course drove since now the gas doesn't bother me at all. I was going down the high way. I went to pass a 18 Wheeler. And of course i herd the 3 of them get a little uneasy. But my lil guy did it with a passion. I was going about 80-85 by than. Than all of a sudden a Volkswagen sales rep was like Holy Shi%$ I am impressed that this little car..., he couldn't believe my lil 1.2L could do what it did. They were defiently a little scared in the car. But than i informed them hey we got 7 air bags in this *****, it's like a big pillow if they go off than we all laughed.Figured i would share my story since you and I know that we get bashed for being in this car.
I've had no issues with passing power either. It's no problem to spool up 80-85 mph passing. Now on the other hand it's sprung way too soft for those speeds but that's another issue. You just can't be afraid to turn up some rpm's. Drop a gear on the manual or just stick your foot into it with the CVT and get those rpm's above 5000. The 3A92 is eager to rev.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 automatic: 40.5 mpg (US) ... 17.2 km/L ... 5.8 L/100 km ... 48.6 mpg (Imp)