Thread: Coasting in neutral or with clutch down?
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Old 07-15-2009, 12:42 PM   #72 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by alohaspirit View Post
DFCO < Neutral Coasting < EOC
Going down a slight hill, my instantaneous MPG maxed out at 99 using DFCO. Slipping into neutral lowered the MPG to 45.

At least in a new car (2009 Pontiac G5), DFCO > Neutral Coasting (for this one experiment).
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