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Old 05-17-2020, 12:48 PM   #43 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by EcoCivic View Post
This is interesting. I always thought upshifting as soon as possible without lugging the engine when accelerating and cruising in the highest gear possible under light loads resulted in the highest MPG until I started testing it and realized that isn't always the case.
It seems to be the case with my wife's Fit. She's having a lot of 60-70mpg trips lately, and she's a notorious shortshifter.
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