It's the 1.6 gasoline engine with the DCT. No neutral coasting or engine-off coasting. The run is being sponsored by Shell, so no funny business.
Coasting down off-throttle, the DCT seems to "drag" down to 60 mph, then starts coasting down more normally. I don't know if this is due to the tranny or the traction control. If we can stop this by killing TC, that will help.
I haven't driven the Fiesta for a few months. I'm only getting the car tomorrow, and I won't have a ScanGauge to use... editor ruled it out as too OC for a simple run. I'm going to be teaching basic fuel economy techniques. (again, no funny business like engine off coasting or "creative" drafting... and I have to stick to the highway limits (40-60 mph).
I've already practiced the downhill acceleration on the run we're taking. I picked a route that goes along my regular highway... and I know the Fiesta is good for around 45 mpg... I've hit that before... just wondering if there's some way to make that more.
If we were using the Mazda2 1.3 (we get both the 1.3 and 1.5 liter variants...), I could probably hit close to 60... but they don't have enough media units for that...