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techanic · 03-01-2010, 08:58 PM

I did some highway driving during the last week, and checked the mpg on my Celica. Now, I top off and divide on every fillup. My in-town driving nets me a pretty consistent 26-27 mpg.

However, the Celica does quite a bit better on the highway. In two separate trips, I got 36.5 and 36, not bad. I'm sure that the big gap between city and highway is related to the good wind drag profile of this thing.

Referring to a question earlier, the car settles in to an overdrive gear (auto) on the highway. It is spinning about 2400 RPM at 60 mph.

I recently put new tires on the thing and I'm kicking myself for not getting some a bit taller

I'm wondering what the low-hanging fruit things I could to to get a few more mpg?????

03-01-2010, 08:58 PM	#11 (permalink)
techanic EcoModder Acolyte Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: dallas tx Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I did some highway driving during the last week, and checked the mpg on my Celica. Now, I top off and divide on every fillup. My in-town driving nets me a pretty consistent 26-27 mpg. However, the Celica does quite a bit better on the highway. In two separate trips, I got 36.5 and 36, not bad. I'm sure that the big gap between city and highway is related to the good wind drag profile of this thing. Referring to a question earlier, the car settles in to an overdrive gear (auto) on the highway. It is spinning about 2400 RPM at 60 mph. I recently put new tires on the thing and I'm kicking myself for not getting some a bit taller I'm wondering what the low-hanging fruit things I could to to get a few more mpg?????