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Old 11-08-2012, 10:31 AM   #27 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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90 day: 52.71 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by wmjinman View Post
Has anyone else done fender skirt tests that showed almost no, no, or even negative gains?
Yep.

See post #6 in this thread:

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...-camry-84.html

Nothing popped its head above the noise in testing skirts on a 2007 Camry Hybrid. Though I also admit to possibly poor testing (guessing that the car may not have been fully warmed up since the 2nd set of "A" runs was higher than the first set of "A" runs).
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