Mileage @ MPH and RPM
02-17-2007, 12:08 AM
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Mileage @ MPH and RPM
OK Guys and Gals,
This defies all of my logic.
At 55 MPH with cruise control on I can average 26/27 Miles Per Gallon.
At 64 MPH with cruise control on I can averarge 32/33 MilesPer Gallon.
This defies all of the published logic as to lower speed creates better mileage and/or coeficient of friction.
Has anyone had the same experience?
2.4 liter ecodive 2LT. -Sunburst Sam
This defies all of my logic.
At 55 MPH with cruise control on I can average 26/27 Miles Per Gallon.
At 64 MPH with cruise control on I can averarge 32/33 MilesPer Gallon.
This defies all of the published logic as to lower speed creates better mileage and/or coeficient of friction.
Has anyone had the same experience?
2.4 liter ecodive 2LT. -Sunburst Sam
02-17-2007, 05:40 AM
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OK Guys and Gals,
This defies all of my logic.
At 55 MPH with cruise control on I can average 26/27 Miles Per Gallon.
At 64 MPH with cruise control on I can averarge 32/33 MilesPer Gallon.
This defies all of the published logic as to lower speed creates better mileage and/or coeficient of friction.
Has anyone had the same experience?
2.4 liter ecodive 2LT. -Sunburst Sam
This defies all of my logic.
At 55 MPH with cruise control on I can average 26/27 Miles Per Gallon.
At 64 MPH with cruise control on I can averarge 32/33 MilesPer Gallon.
This defies all of the published logic as to lower speed creates better mileage and/or coeficient of friction.
Has anyone had the same experience?
2.4 liter ecodive 2LT. -Sunburst Sam
The best way to get an accurate reading, is add you gallons used over a period of a 1000mi. or so.
Drafting helps, but how long can you really draft on a highway safely.
02-20-2007, 05:55 PM
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With a 2.2L engine and auto transmission, I get my best mileage at about 60 mph. I'll actually see 30 mpg. But, when I inch up towards 75-80, I get a 1-2 mpg decrease. I reset the trip odometer, mpg, and average speed every time I fill up. I'm going to start tracking mpg manually to see if the DIC really is really accurate.
02-20-2007, 06:00 PM
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OK Guys and Gals,
This defies all of my logic.
At 55 MPH with cruise control on I can average 26/27 Miles Per Gallon.
At 64 MPH with cruise control on I can averarge 32/33 MilesPer Gallon.
This defies all of the published logic as to lower speed creates better mileage and/or coeficient of friction.
Has anyone had the same experience?
2.4 liter ecodive 2LT. -Sunburst Sam
This defies all of my logic.
At 55 MPH with cruise control on I can average 26/27 Miles Per Gallon.
At 64 MPH with cruise control on I can averarge 32/33 MilesPer Gallon.
This defies all of the published logic as to lower speed creates better mileage and/or coeficient of friction.
Has anyone had the same experience?
2.4 liter ecodive 2LT. -Sunburst Sam
02-20-2007, 06:15 PM
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Join Date: 02-01-2006
Location: Groveville, NJ
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Not entirely true, because it would take more engine power to push the car to cover a mile in 10 seconds, then to cover a mile in one minute, thus using more gas.