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Old 09-12-2014, 11:32 AM   #18 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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My odyssey has a similar 35 mph / 50 miles restriction. Since I'm only coasting for distances well below 50 miles, I feel I can push the speed a bit higher. That said, the benefits to eoc diminish at higher speeds. Neutral coasting gets more and more efficient at higher speeds, because you have a fixed idle fuel consumption divided over an increasing distance covered. I don't bother at highway speeds.

* in the Ody. My manual Fit spends more time in EOC than it does running.
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