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JRMichler · 06-14-2011, 01:23 PM

Also the temperature and wind for that 33 MPG. On my truck, wind can make a difference of plus or minus 5 MPG and temperature another plus or minus 4 MPG. Those are extremes, but here are some Scangauge MPG numbers for a particular 60 mile trip:

+5 deg F, no wind: 30.8 MPG
+11 deg F, no wind: 30.2 MPG
+59 deg F, no wind: 36.5 MPG
+66 deg F, light tailwind: 39.2 MPG
+55 deg F, light headwind: 34.6 MPG

I got 46 MPG out of 1995 AT Dodge Neon twice. Both times it was a hot day, light tailwind, and the car did not have AC.

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JRMichler Master EcoModder Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Phillips, WI Posts: 1,013 Nameless - '06 GMC Canyon 90 day: 37.45 mpg (US) 22 Maverick - '22 Ford Maverick XL 90 day: 42.77 mpg (US) Thanks: 188 Thanked 466 Times in 287 Posts	Also the temperature and wind for that 33 MPG. On my truck, wind can make a difference of plus or minus 5 MPG and temperature another plus or minus 4 MPG. Those are extremes, but here are some Scangauge MPG numbers for a particular 60 mile trip: +5 deg F, no wind: 30.8 MPG +11 deg F, no wind: 30.2 MPG +59 deg F, no wind: 36.5 MPG +66 deg F, light tailwind: 39.2 MPG +55 deg F, light headwind: 34.6 MPG I got 46 MPG out of 1995 AT Dodge Neon twice. Both times it was a hot day, light tailwind, and the car did not have AC.