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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
That's debateable. The last turbocharged 4 cylinder I owned got 17 mpg (Mitsubishi Evolution X) which is an extreme version but even less performance oriented boosted 4 cylinder engines drink gas if you are on boost and it's hard not to be when accelerating in stop and go traffic and rarely in real life come close to their EPA manufacturer estimates.
My current car gets 15 mpg and I accept it's the price to pay for performance which is why I don't complain about gas prices.
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Better than a comparable V6. Atleast in my experience.
Plus if you stay out of boost you're golden.