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Old 03-02-2010, 09:41 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
Team Metro
Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 62.14 mpg (US)
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BTW, have you driven an Insight?
He has one.... but no garage entry for it which would put his contributions in context (hint, hint!).

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If all you have is a long, steady grade, you might be able to tease a CdA number out of it,
If you simply want to know if a particular aero mod is better, worse or indifferent from baseline, I wouldn't worry about the math or finding the "perfect" road. Simply repeat the coastdown over the same stretch (absent other traffic, in consistent weather conditions, with a fully warmed up drivetrain) and note the delta in times. The higher the initial speed and the longer your coast, the better.

It's tasty knowing the actual MPG impact, but "powered" testing is more difficult.
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