“Shoot, my 1984 Honda CRX 1.3 got better highway mileage than that. “
I had one back then! Really enjoyed it in my 130 mile RT commute but NO WAY did it get 60 mpg!
Mine did on the highway. Granted I was a cheapskate conservative driver, hold it to 55 mph, draft some semi’s (not TOO close!) and quasi “iron-man” about stops, back then. 300 miles, one stop to pee, maybe. There was cheap gas in Marion, IL: Fill up there, drive to buddy’s in Oakbrook, Il, (arrive 6 a.m. / B4 rush hour), he’d drive his car to the CES, etc., on return trip, refill in Marion.
NOT advisable to try if there was a strong headwind: The CRX 1.3 seemed to be optimized right at 55 mph. Make it 70 mph “airspeed” and the mpg went to heck. Winter temps (and gas) dropped it a bit, too.
After the car had over 100k miles on it, and I was not quite as poor and probably driving a little more aggressively, highway mileage dropped to 50-52 mpg, typically. Less if I was carting a lot of weight* around and in cold temps as noted.
Best of that? One day I hauled 5, yes FIVE lovely young ladies in the CRX to a picnic. I’m sure the mpg was awful. As if I cared or noticed.