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Originally Posted by Nerys
now you city drivers its a different ball game. you want TINY tires to reduce acceleration loads aero is completely irrelevant and mass is EVERYTHING.
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Aero counts, even in city driving. I picked up my daughter the other day, starting with a warm engine. Drove there against a strong headwind and got 26 MPG on the Scangauge. Came back with a strong tailwind and got 49 MPG. Maximum speed was 30 MPH. Two miles and three stop signs each way.
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06 Canyon: The vacuum gauge plus wheel covers helped increase summer 2015 mileage to 38.5 MPG, while summer 2016 mileage was 38.6 MPG without the wheel covers. Drove 33,021 miles 2016-2018 at 35.00 MPG.
22 Maverick: Summer 2022 burned 62.74 gallons in 3145.1 miles for 50.1 MPG. Winter 2023-2024 - 2416.7 miles, 58.66 gallons for 41 MPG.
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