Secondly, maybe he wanted 32-33 instead of 24 in the WRX? He also wanted AWD so if you can think of a car that is AWD and gets that sort of mileage than feel free to chime in.
I completely fail to see the need for AWD unless you're a dumb woman. Where I'm from we average 140 or so inches of snow a year...and my FWD handles it just dandy with good all-seasonals on. Imagine what the did before they even had FWD...
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I know a girl with a WRX that gets 30MPG on the highway consistently.