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Originally Posted by jakobnev
Neutral should beat DFCO hands down.
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For a 'normal' car, yes. The situation changes when you have a tiny engine and 2+ tons. With my Petrol Kangoo, neutral coasting was absolutely the way to go, but when I hitched up my trailer for a total weight of 2.3-2.4 tons, I couldn't feel any change in the rate of deceleration when I pushed the clutch in (the effect of the A/C and alternator kicking in was more pronounced), so DFCO was generally the better option.
Same goes for the Trafic, nearly 2 tons and no engine braking to speak of. I'm likely better off loosing a tiny amount of coast distance vs having the engine idling at 1-1.6l/100km. I haven't had a chance to test it yet, but I have tested my Fiat 500 and P&G (neutral or DFCO) doesn't work at all in that one. I don't really have any 'normal' cars
