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MadisonMPG · 12-04-2009, 02:15 PM

My dad's car 2001 Impala, seems to do best with "hard" acceleration. (80% or so)

As long as you don't brake, your car will keep similar gas mileage. Everytime you brake, you are turning momentum into heat.

12-04-2009, 02:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
MadisonMPG Master EcoModder Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Madison AL Posts: 1,123 The Geo - '93 Geo Metro Team Metro 90 day: 45.16 mpg (US) Thanks: 30 Thanked 40 Times in 37 Posts	My dad's car 2001 Impala, seems to do best with "hard" acceleration. (80% or so) As long as you don't brake, your car will keep similar gas mileage. Everytime you brake, you are turning momentum into heat.