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Hurrying over short distances is useless, but over longer distances it can work.
I had a lot to do this morning and got going quite late. I spent 40 miles hurrying, only hypermiling when I couldn't work through traffic. I spent a lot of time with it floored because those underpowered cars hate accelerating when they're already at speed. I got to work on time, making 42.6 mpg for the trip when a regular run will get me 46 or 47. If it had lots of stops then hurrying wouldn't help anything, but on highways it can pay off.
On the plus side, we're taking a long trip in the minivan- so I will be in it from fill up to fill up for a few tanks and can finally calibrate her UltraGauge. It reports a few mpg lower than she's getting, and it'd be nice for it to finally give real numbers. She likes getting good mpg and does really well in the Fit without any hypermiling.
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Originally Posted by sheepdog44
Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @∞MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%
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