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ForeverYours · 12-31-2016, 05:06 PM

Despite how good the VX in terms of fuel economy is on paper, the sluggishness associated with it makes it more or less a pain to drive. Once the car runs lean there's next to no power and the throttle response is very weak. On hills it has an extremely rough time getting up, requiring it to be in 2nd or 3rd gear. On hills your really have to floor the pedal, and sadly that negates the mpg savings.

I also own an EG Si. My average tank is around 36-40mpg, and the VX was 43 tops in normal city driving. I prefer the Si over the VX for city driving, the added power really goes a long way esp on inclines. If I put the VX 13" wheels on the Si, I'm sure the MPG would almost match. Most people who claim the VX gets 50mpg-60mpg are those who do more highway driving than city driving.

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ForeverYours I bringith the lowerballerith Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,162 Thanked 1,267 Times in 291 Posts Failed 90 Times in 20 Posts Member's Picture Albums	Despite how good the VX in terms of fuel economy is on paper, the sluggishness associated with it makes it more or less a pain to drive. Once the car runs lean there's next to no power and the throttle response is very weak. On hills it has an extremely rough time getting up, requiring it to be in 2nd or 3rd gear. On hills your really have to floor the pedal, and sadly that negates the mpg savings. I also own an EG Si. My average tank is around 36-40mpg, and the VX was 43 tops in normal city driving. I prefer the Si over the VX for city driving, the added power really goes a long way esp on inclines. If I put the VX 13" wheels on the Si, I'm sure the MPG would almost match. Most people who claim the VX gets 50mpg-60mpg are those who do more highway driving than city driving.