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Originally Posted by serialk11r
35hp average is a pretty low number for a 3200lb car. Typical cars are geared so that cruising on the highway is less efficient than wide open throttle 100% load acceleration, at very high rpms they're about even.
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You have it backwards, 35 hp is high for a 3200 lbs car.
Wide open throttle High RPM 100% load will consume fuel at the fastest rate possible and cover the least distance possible.
Guaranteed that all North American passenger cars will consume the most fuel and travel the least distance at full throttle.
Highway cruising is the most efficient, 55 down to 40 mph will give you the best mileage.
Very high RPM consumes very much fuel, the two are joined at the hip.