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Old 03-18-2012, 08:37 AM   #5 (permalink)
wdb
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Quoting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_(physics)
"[...] the power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity."

In short, if you're looking for a vehicle that gets better gas mileage at 70 than at 60, you are not likely to find it.
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