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Old 02-29-2012, 09:37 PM   #4 (permalink)
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OK, so is this believable? At highway speed 10% to 15% of the fuel goes to tire rolling plus drive train? LRR tires are supposed to be around 1% drag, if the engine is 30% efficient that's about 3.3% of fuel energy. Are standard tires 2 or 3 times worse?

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