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Old 08-21-2008, 06:48 PM   #30 (permalink)
Higelac
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Blue Turd - '99 Ford Escort 4dr
90 day: 30.69 mpg (US)

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40+ MPG in an automatic

I've got a '99 Ford Escort that's automatic. Best I've seen was 38-39 and all I did was go on a long trip and force myself to drive 60-ish mph (no cruise). Normally run 70-80 mph and get 30-32 MPG. I don't really practice any hypermiling techniques and don't yet have any FE mods. I think 40 MPG is definately do-able in this car with a little more effort, and without even having to go any slower.

My question is shouldn't an automatic be able to match the HIGHWAY MPG of a stick shift if you could modify the final gear ratio to match? I mean at constant highway speed, the torque converter should lock up. Then your FE would be all up to gear ratio's.
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