Are suzuki samurai's good vehicles?

Do digital mpg gauges on the new 2008 vehicles give accurate fuel economy and usage?

• The new Suzuki X4 2008 really seems to deliver a lot of bang for the buck. Literally every option available to new vehicles comes standard on these vehicles. You name it and it has it including the above mpg gauge which I had never seen before. Albeit it is not a real comfy 6 or 8 cyclinder SUV and it's not a Subaru Baja but at the price they're asking is it an answer to a lot of people's prayers in a new vehicle? In the past, I guess it had lots of issues with this and that and fell out of favor with a lot of buyers. I just wish it was a little peppier and a tad less noise from the engine. Nothing is perfect these days but this little vehicle is getting ready for the races. Maybe next year, they'll get everything right.

• Answer:

  The gages give an average(and what really matters is you can tell by the way you drive, which way - eats up more fuel. By the time you get a "peppier engine" you have to feed it more fuel. And less noise means more insulation(or weight)which means more fuel is consumed. You can't have both economy and power. One is given up. But then, do you need 300 HP?(or 400?)....in dead silence??