Gave it a try today!
 

Drove over 500 miles, almost all hiway.

Averaged 32.5 mpg.

This may not seem high too others, but this is about 5 mpg's more than I'm used to getting on the hiway.

I'm sure a lot of it was just being so aware of how I drove, and staying at, or below, the speed limit.

We had averaged 31.9 mpg on our trip to and from Branson last weekend...

Did Gramps or Angie drive?:lol:

Does hypermilling mean you actually turn the engine off and coast?? Or do you just stay near the speed limit?


That is what I have been doing and last tank was 35.10


I got 20 different explanations on hypermilling using the Google and none were definitive



Goose

I only turned the motor off at stops, I shifted in to N when coasting. I don't think I could bring myself to shut it off on the hyway!

Try

http://www.cleanmpg.com/

This will explain some of the various techniques hypermilers have been using.

Who you callin' gramps, daddy-o... I only drive slow when I'm cruisin' the strip or convoying with a bunch of local HHRs...

Angie drove and kept the cruise-control right at the speed limit (I was going bonkers watching people pass us at 80+ mph). She doesn't like me driving on the highway because I tend to push it past the speed limit on the highway. On the highway, I get chewed out for lead footing it...

Didn't mean to ruffle any feathers bro!:poke: I know ya know I was joking, just gotta keep you on your toes!:breakdanc

see my "I'm impressed" thread in the lounge. I didn't drive hard but I did cruise at 120 km/hr up the 400/69/17 hwys., where I could. Had the air on part way too. Had to slow for accidents/traffic/and a huge thunderstorm that had the whole highway slow to 80 km/hr.