Editing Geo Metro (section)

== Fuel economy ==
{{quote box|width=250px|quote="As gas prices spike and consumers increasingly look for ways to get to work more efficiently, heavy media coverage has spurred interest in one particular old car: the Geo Metro."|source=''US News'', 2008<ref name="metrohigh"/> }}

In North America, the Metro received increased interest as a used car in 2008, by virtue of its fuel mileage and [[Oil price increases since 2003|rising fuel costs]].<ref name="metrohigh">{{cite web | title = Geo Metro Madness Hits High | publisher = USNEWS, May 22, 2008 | url = http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/daily-news/080522-Geo-Metro-Madness-Hits-High/}}</ref><ref name="lfp">{{cite web | title = Who's laughing now? Subcompact owners | publisher = London Free Press, Norman De Bono, May 16, 2008 | url = http://www.lfpress.ca/perl-bin/publish.cgi?x=articles&p=233820&s=wheels/ }}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="ref3">{{cite news | title = Gas prices drive Geos from clunkers to chic | publisher = Cnn.com, Mallory Simon, May 20, 2008 | url = http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/05/20/geo.metro/index.html | date = May 20, 2008 | access-date = May 24, 2010}}</ref><ref name="metro rides again">{{cite web | title = The Geo Metro Rides Again, Sort Of | publisher = Business Week, Jim Henry, June 2, 2008 | url = https://www.bloomberg.com/bw/stories/2008-06-02/the-geo-metro-rides-again-sort-ofbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice}}</ref><ref name="NYT">{{cite news | title = All Hail (or Mourn) the Geo Metro | publisher = The New York Times, The Lede, June 10, 2008, Mike Nizza | url = http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/all-hail-or-mourn-the-geo-metro/index.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130104070419/http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/all-hail-or-mourn-the-geo-metro/index.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss | url-status = dead | archive-date = January 4, 2013 | date = June 10, 2008 | access-date = May 24, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="san diego">{{cite web | title = Gas costs have drivers thinking smaller, older | publisher = Mercury News, Linda Goldston, May 20, 2008 | url = http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9319368?source=most_emailed| date = May 20, 2008 }}</ref>

Partially because of the renewed interest in the Metro, the July 2009 issue of ''[[Car and Driver]]'' included a base model 1998 Chevrolet Metro 3-door [[hatchback]] among vehicles tested for [[fuel efficiency]] alongside two [[Hybrid vehicle|hybrid]] models: the redesigned [[Honda Insight]] and [[Toyota Prius]] models. ''Car and Driver'' yet jokingly ridiculed the Metro's age and equipment, docking seven points from its overall score for its lack of amenities and mentioning that it was originally sold brand-new without [[hubcap]]s. Regardless, the Metro tied the Prius for best overall [[Fuel economy in automobiles|fuel economy]] at {{convert|42|mpgus|L/100 km|abbr=on}}. The vehicle finished third overall behind the Insight and Prius.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comparisons/09q3/2010_honda_insight_vs._2010_toyota_prius_1998_chevy_metro-comparison_tests | title = 2010 Honda Insight vs. 2010 Toyota Prius, 1998 Chevy Metro – Comparison Tests| date = July 2009|work=Car and Driver}}</ref>

The vehicle is often used as a test-bed to field various [[fuel efficiency]] technology, such as the 2007 university based Cornell 100+ MPG Team.<ref name="popular mechanics 3">{{cite web | url = http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_news/4230704.html | title = PM's Auto X Prize Team Picks Geo Metro to Go Electric at 100 MPG | publisher = Popular Mechanics | access-date = November 9, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071113142457/http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_news/4230704.html | archive-date = November 13, 2007 | url-status = dead }}</ref>