Yes, Honda actually had to advertise their incredible 1971 600; apparently the lure of an air-cooled two-cylinder motorcycle engine powering a car approximately half the size of a typical American sedan just wasn't enough to make buyers stampede Honda's showrooms. The claim of 40MPG seems somewhat pessimistic, given that much larger Civics got 40 on the highway a few years later.

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