As others have said, you're comparing a run of the mill 180hp engine to a 250hp engine, not really apples to apples.See this just doesn't impress me. The Maverick is not a heavy vehicle and it has a small 2 liter engine. you would think that they could squeeze more mpg out of an ICE of that size. In comparison, my 2015 Subie Outback with a 2.5 liter was rated 25/33 back then. I still get the same with it after 269,000 miles.
Also, looks like the fuelly outback owner average is below the low city value at 24.5 overall. So if you are averaging 33 you'll do well in the Maverick.
Do you actually track your mpg, or were you just talking anecdotally based on what you see on your trip computer? (which are always optimistic... My 2014 Subaru Impreza was particularly bad at getting the actual mpg right, always over 10% more optimistic than actual).
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