[Varu]

Hi all,

I thought I would share with you all the results of my driving experiments from some time ago in which I tried driving slow to increase fuel efficiency.

The average fuel efficiency of my 4-cylinder Tacoma is about 25 mpg. Not that great.

Some time ago I had occasion to drive for hours on end, with only about 100 pounds payload plus myself, and decided to make an experiment of driving slowly to reduce drag.

By driving on the highway at 50 mpg, I was able to get 33.7 mpg.

By driving on the highway at 55 mpg, I got 28.4 mpg.

And then some time before that I was aggressively using hypermiling techniques, coasting every chance I could and turning off the engine at traffic lights, and somehow I got 32 mpg.

I haven't made any modifications to the vehicle, except I should mention that I have a cap on the back of my truck that's slightly aerodynamic but by no means like a downward slant. It is a 'wedge' cap that rising 6 inches above cab.

The downward slant type of cap is what I'd like to get, if only I could find a manufacturer.

Enjoy...