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Originally Posted by basjoos
In addition to reducing fuel costs and tailpipe emissions, reducing drag also reduces the load on the engine and transmission, potentially extending its service life, an additional cost savings.
I've always said that driving my low Cd car is like driving in my own personal tailwind or that I am drafting myself.
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The non fuel cost benifit of low drag is so often over looked. Althogh I can not quantify it precisly I do believe that I benifit more from the low maintainance/operational costs than I do from the fuel cost saved.
one thing I have noticed recently is that when driving at 92km/hr the "sand" [1/4" minus gravel] used on the roads for traction on snow and ice, that gets flung onto my cars windshield does not crack the glass. How I found this out is when doing a long FE test run at Posted speed limits of 110km/hr on sanded roads I got 2 'stars' marks on the windshield from road "sand" throne up by passing trucks. I have had lots of hits from the sand/gravel at 92km/hr [57mph] but no cracks until I was going 110km/hr [70mph]
