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Old 07-16-2014, 01:19 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Hot weather has two benefits to higher efficiency: quicker warm up time, and lower air density means that aerodynamic drag is significantly lower. My car coasts far better the warmer it is - I can almost tell the temperature by how far I coast. Also, higher humidity also lowers the density of the air (counterintuitively).
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