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I have had a new Kia Rio for the last week. Most of my hiway driving up to this point has returned mid thirties mpg. Today I drove to Burlington, VT. Brought the wife and both our mountainbikes on the trunk mounted rack. It absolutely killed my mileage. I saw about 26 mpg. I could definitely feel it. Like I was dragging a parachute.
I would guess that the SUV wasn't hurt as badly as the roofline is high all the way back, so the bike is tucked down in the wake. Not so a fairly aero sedan.
I could have done as well bringing the wife's Odyssey with the bikes inside!
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