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Old 09-24-2014, 10:27 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

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90 day: 52.71 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

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90 day: 52.48 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by SilverCrown9701 View Post
Is it possible that my vehicle gets better mileage at higher speeds with low-moderate throttle position??
It's really unlikely.

Watching the "instant" MPG gauge is problematic. It moves around too much to be very useful in predicting overall MPG, and we tend to cherry-pick observations that lead to confirmation bias.

If you look at our collection of speed vs. MPG graphs, the dominant pattern for normal venicles is: best cruising MPG typically happens at the lowest speed in top gear.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...you-15182.html

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