a computer could improve the efficiency but getting the car in top gear early is a good thing for economy, I do it for all my vehicles including my 2 ton econoline.
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Originally Posted by 320touring
Funnily enough, my 318iS has an MPG meter under the RPM counter..
Doing exactly as you describe, back to back seems to suggest that leaving it in 5th, and aiming to have the engine consumption at 20mpg gives the best accel/consumtion/elapsed time combo.
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