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newVideoPlayer("DieselHyperMPG.flv", 475, 295,""); We'll admit it, we've been teases this week. Two forbidden diesels and nary a whisper of fuel economy. Well, today you get the goods. We aren't going to give you the standard "this is what we got in the city and this is what we got on the highway" spiel, beccause you can find that anywhere. Officially, the Civic does about 41/56, Q7 does 19/21. Booorrr-ing. What we're going to do is hypermile these cars. Although, much like Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men , we're not sure you can handle the truth. To be perfectly honest, we were shocked ourselves. Shocked and giddy, like a bunch of little girls splashing around in a pool of glistening diesel. Before you click through and watch the video, we need to lay down some facts. What we did can be repeated by anyone. There were no tricks, no cheats. Hell, we didn't even make that much of an effort. The footage you're about to enjoy isn't...
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While the 2007 Audi Q7 4.2 TDI admittedly lived at the higher end of the impossible-to-get-in- the-US diesel market, todays review subject is a far more attainable unattainable. The 2007 Honda Civic 2.2 i-CTDi doesn't just have a power train we all lust after--it's a platform we don't see in the domestic market. We're going try to limit direct comparison against the domestic version we get as much as possible, and consider this car on its own merits. Those merits will have to stand up at the premium compact price-point though, since this car would certainly be planted firmly in that segment. galleryPost('doanedieseleurocivic', 6, '2007 Honda Civic 2.2 i-CTDi'); galleryPost('doanedieseleurocivicintdetail', 6, '2007 Honda Civic 2.2 i-CTDi Interior and Details'); From the approach, the Euro spec Honda Civic 5 door we got looks like nothing on the road. Slightly alien, a little bizarre, suspiciously exciting, it's a mix and match of gentle...
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