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Originally Posted by Mustang Dave
In my experience over the last 7 years, colder temperatures and winter gasoline (they start selling it in November around northern Arizona) contribute to about a 7% reduction in fuel economy compared to warm weather and summer gasoline. It's quite noticeable in my car's fuel log graph.
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I wish that my winter reduction in gas mileage was only 7%. My gas log shows the gory details. Routes, speeds, and driving techniques are the same in summer and winter, except that glides are shorter in winter.
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06 Canyon: The vacuum gauge plus wheel covers helped increase summer 2015 mileage to 38.5 MPG, while summer 2016 mileage was 38.6 MPG without the wheel covers. Drove 33,021 miles 2016-2018 at 35.00 MPG.
22 Maverick: Summer 2022 burned 62.74 gallons in 3145.1 miles for 50.1 MPG. Winter 2023-2024 - 2416.7 miles, 58.66 gallons for 41 MPG.
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