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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
.....But having said that, I've never seen a vehicle that doesn't use less fuel as a result of less throttle input!
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Darin,
You already said it above.
And that is exactly the reason why one of our summer college interns, who is the driver in a super high mileage vehicle, was telling me his driving strategy.
Did he tell me he accelerates hard to highway speeds, then shutoff to run in the "reduced Cd Zone"? No.
He starts the engine, runs close to wide-open-throttle at low rpm, gets to his target speed, which varies due to course shape, shuts down, and .....
..... coasts......
He indicated that, again depending on course shape, his average speed is maybe 20 mph. That's it.
His class of vehicle gets about 600 mpg. Not too shabby.
The car has a long tail too.
Jim.