Thread: 90mpg @ 65mph
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Old 10-08-2017, 01:04 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I expect he just isn't accustomed to the RPM range the Insight prefers to be in. My experience has been that typically more sedate 4 cylinder engines "like" to be ~2500-3500rpm, whereas more high strung ones might often be 3000-4500rpm during normal operation. My old B16A, for instance, cruised at 4500rpm at ~70 on the highway, with a redline of 8200. The Insight is very happy putting around at 1200-1600rpm.
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