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Old 06-03-2012, 12:55 AM   #6 (permalink)
niky
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Too fast for a boat. Wish they'd Mugenize the suspension...

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Originally Posted by TEiN View Post
Two words: Cruise Control.

Here's a trip we took last weekend, 288 miles round trip, cruise control set at 65mph the whole way. The southern half is pretty hilly, but northern half is almost flat. Built-in gauge showed 40.3 mpg, miles divided by gallons was 40.38 mpg. I think on pure flat roads, using cruise control at 65 mph would yield 45+ mpg.

Here's the elevation changes:

Was that two way?

There's a specific load point at which the cylinders deactivate. Don't know if you can maintain 65 at that load point, but then, I've not driven the car extensively...
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