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Originally Posted by Ecky
My Insight, for instance, is already near WOT in most conditions due to its luxuriously tall gearing, so taking it up 10,000ft results in needing to rev it up a lot more, hurting economy.
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I've noticed just the opposite: I seem to get better mpg with my Insight at my normal elevations, which run from about 4500 to 9000 ft, than I do near sea level. But it's not really a fair comparison, as the driving is very different. The higher elevations include a lot of climbing and descending mountains, often on twisty roads, and flat stretches tend to have little traffic so I can cruise at economical speed.. Sea level includes a lot of California freeways, which are either bumper-to-bumper or going like a bat out of hell.