[Hill That would be the Honda Insight? What year? Any others?
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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
Some VERY general "rule-of-thumbs" for maximum fuel economy are:
1) Smallest physical size car for minimum weight.
2) Smallest physical size car for smallest aerodynamic "footprint."
3) Smallest practical engine displacement for lowest fuel consumption.
4) Manual transmission for optimum engine-rpm vs. road-load control.
5) Low axle ratio (eg: 2.00-3.00) for low engine-rpm at load.
6) Tear-drop body (ie: fastback) body shape for minimum aero drag.
7) Tall, narrow, tires for reduced "rolling resistance"
8) 40-50psi in those tyres, but do not exceed sidewall specs.
9) Minimum mechanical "parasitic" loads (no A/C, power steering, etc.).
10) Minimum electrical "parasitic" loads (no boom-box stereo, halogen lamps, etc.)
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