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Old 07-14-2008, 01:38 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by IndyIan View Post
We just got 48MPG out of a 2005 manual toyota echo(same drivetrain I believe). It's my friends car, we drove about 300 miles of pretty much highway at 60mph, we drafted abit but it didn't really show any benefits on the scangauge which was a surprise. It would consistently cruise at around 50MPG at 60 mph.
Try going slower and it might really pay off.
Ian
Yup, slow down where you can. Even though the drivetrains may be the same, the Xb(oxy) shape hurts it on the freeway.

Also, EOC and Pulse-and-Glide don't work as well with the Xb because the "coasts and glides" don't have the same payback, .

You can still get great MPG in the Xb, it's just a tougher nut to crack.

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