i thought so, the 1.8 l ivtec, i vtec operate at low rpm purposely to improve the fuel economy, not designed for performance
fn2r is different, vtec operating for performance, not really for fuel economy
but to to me, its still economical because its better than having turbo car, the fuel consumption for fn2r (9.1L/100km) are better than wrx, evo or similar performance car,
wrx roughly 12L/100km up, i was saving roughly $20-30 a week now