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Re: Why it's set at 55 m.p.h...
Matthew Russotto (russotto@wanda.pond.com) wrote:
: Based on a recent trip, my car has a "plateau" in gas mileage between
: about 65mph and 85mph. I got a little over 30mpg on each tank of
: regular (non reformulated) gas I took at those speeds. When I tried
: to maintain just over 90 mph, it dropped sharply to about 25mpg. So I
: don't buy the gasoline argument. I didn't hit anything, nor even come close,
: during the entire 1600+ miles, so I'm not so sure about the safety
: argument either.
There was a LONG thread about this a few months back. Basically,
ideal gas mileage depends on the particular car one is driving. I
guarantee you that you will get better mileage at 55 than at 65 and
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you may do better around 45. Alot of people theorized that 10 mph would
be best, or 21, or whatever. Fact of the matter is that your best
mileage will be at the optimum engine speed for your car, if you negate
factors like wind, road surface, and hills. Try it.
~~~~ Jonathan
~c--oo thonhazz@clark.net
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