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SentraSE-R · 03-03-2010, 02:01 AM

When I first got my Scangauge, that was the first test I did - a 4th, 5th, and 6th gear mpg comparison drive at the same 35 mph speed on a slight uphill climb about a mile long. The mpg results showed 5th gear beat 4th, and 6th gear beat 5th. This was in my SE-R.

Here's another. I've run the same 10 mile loop in all three of my family's cars in top gear and the next gear down. That's 35 mph in top gear v. 30 mph in the next lower gear. The route is essentially level, driving at sea level with at most about a 50' elevation gain in a couple of places. Each car showed better mpg in top gear.

03-03-2010, 02:01 AM	#18 (permalink)
SentraSE-R Pishtaco Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 1,485 Mean Green Toaster Machine - '06 Scion xB Team Toyota 90 day: 48.92 mpg (US) Thanks: 56 Thanked 286 Times in 181 Posts	When I first got my Scangauge, that was the first test I did - a 4th, 5th, and 6th gear mpg comparison drive at the same 35 mph speed on a slight uphill climb about a mile long. The mpg results showed 5th gear beat 4th, and 6th gear beat 5th. This was in my SE-R. Here's another. I've run the same 10 mile loop in all three of my family's cars in top gear and the next gear down. That's 35 mph in top gear v. 30 mph in the next lower gear. The route is essentially level, driving at sea level with at most about a 50' elevation gain in a couple of places. Each car showed better mpg in top gear. __________________ Darrell Boycotting Exxon since 1989, BP since 2010 Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin Mean Green Toaster Machine 49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg Last edited by SentraSE-R; 03-03-2010 at 02:09 AM..