From 1970 to 1993 my wife and I drove Minis and Fiestas around town. We were lucky to see 35mpg - and most times it was 30mpg...
Son's 1.0 Yaris averages over 40mpg around town.
I drove a Triulmh 2,5PI and averaged 27mpg. A 2litre Mondeo would outclass it in every way and average 35mpg plus. Even a Triumph 2000 struggled to get 30mpg overall.
Anyone who thinks an early Cortina averaged 40 mpg has rose tinted glasses and maybe suffers from a poor memory (codephrase for dementia:-)
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