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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
^ This is a good point.
Cars with continually variable transmissions should theoretically benefit more than other transmission types when reducing aerodynamic load (or any other load), as the engine RPM drops for a given road speed.
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That's only true if the minimum gear reduction ratio isn't being used. A Prius doesn't have much horsepower so the engine does in fact spin up a bit faster than it's minimum possible speed on the freeway, but for gasoline-only cars with CVT, the minimum ratio is attained well before highway cruise speed.