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Originally Posted by dfeldt91
I was just checking out specs for the Passat and found out that the 2001 Passat has one of the lowest drag coefficients of vehicles on the road today at only 0.27!
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I'm tied with your Cd of 0.27 in my TSX, but my 6-speed gearbox was designed by drag race engineers instead of family sedan engineers, so I only manage 30 MPG.
6th gear is a real shame because you would need a race track with a 5 mile long straight to use it, but it's still geared too fast for highway cruising. Basically, it's pointless for racing and useless for fuel economy.
Congratulations on your new ride and fantastic hypermiling.
