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Originally Posted by gprsh924
The 4-cylinders are great on gas in town, but they really leave something to be desired out on the road. I drive a 93 525 back and forth to school, usually cruising between 80-100mph and I still get about 25 mpg, sometimes better, depending on the wind and the traffic.
It broke down on me when I was coming home for thanksgiving so I had to rent a chevy aveo while the 525 was getting fixed. Not only did I have to drive slower, but the little engine that couldn't only netted me about 28mpg. Definitely not worth the downside in performance.
My dad also travels every week for work and is in a rental car every week. Now maybe if he was driving 65 everywhere he went, the cars with the 4 cylinders would be better on gas, but since he also drives in the 80+ mph range, he doesn't really see any improvements in those over the 6cylinder cars he drives.
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What modern 4 cylinder are you referring to?
Heck the Hemi Mopars drop to 4 cylinders on the highway to save $$.