Mike Turner's modded Honda Civic, for instance, reportedly gets 95 m.p.g. on the highway after $400 worth of aerodynamic changes. Sure, it looks like a prop from a '70s sci-fi film with no budget, but remember that Mother Earth doesn't care about automotive fashion.
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