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Old 04-08-2013, 05:24 AM   #140 (permalink)
alvaro84
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Teresa - '04 BMW F650CS
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90 day: 80.53 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by SentraSE-R View Post
55-60 is nearly every car's sweet spot.
What do you mean by sweet spot? Because the highest steady speed FE is almost always at the very bottom of the top gear. In case of my Yaris (which is a rather small car with a rather small engine and short gears, of course), it's like 30 mph, or even lower. You can't always go at 30, of course...
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