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Old 07-15-2015, 11:17 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by slowmover View Post
Bumper to bumper hurricane evacuation expect 3-5 mpg any vehicle. Idle fuel burn is pretty well the same for any vehicle. Biggest fuel tank wins that race.
Idle fuel burn varies fairly dramatically. My CVT Insight was .11 gph, compared to a larger V8 at .5 gph or higher. I told my neighbor my Insight would go 40 mph on what his truck consumed just idling.

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