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Old 05-30-2018, 07:45 AM   #4 (permalink)
Ecky
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ND Miata - '15 Mazda MX-5 Special Package
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It's usually the case that the lowest speed you can use top gear with will deliver the best fuel economy. That's basically true of my Insight, though fuel economy is very roughly about the same from ~30mph to 45mph in 5th. In all other vehicles I've driven (especially automatics), best economy came at the lowest speed I could stay in top gear with.
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