UmmYeahOk said:
30-40mpg? that cant be true. Otherwise people would be buying up these and forgetting about hybrids altogether
I'm sure it was -- and still is -- true. However, one has to keep in mind that such figures might not be obtained at what we consider "highway" speeds today. More likely, such figures for the Heralds were obtained at more like 45-50 mph speeds. My own 1200 Herald, with single carburetor, averages around 30-31 mpg in "mixed" driving, and I've seen upwards of 35-36 mpg on trips averaging 60-65 mph. That's a good 4000+ rpm for the 1200; for the 948s it was a good bit higher rpm (with a 4.55:1 diff for the twin-carb and a 4.875:1 diff for the single carb)!
Different times, and well before 5- or 6-speed gearboxes with an overdrive top gear.
But yeah...around town or on country roads, very good mileage indeed!