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redpoint5 · 06-17-2020, 11:58 PM

My thought on weight reduction is it's pointless to do for the purpose of MPG gain. The only reason then is faster acceleration and better handling, at which point you should be thinking about a different vehicle.

06-17-2020, 11:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
redpoint5 Human Environmentalist Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 13,029 Acura TSX - '06 Acura TSX 90 day: 24.19 mpg (US) Lafawnda - CBR600 - '01 Honda CBR600 F4i 90 day: 47.32 mpg (US) Big Yeller - Dodge/Cummins - '98 Dodge Ram 2500 base 90 day: 21.82 mpg (US) Chevy ZR-2 - '03 Chevrolet S10 ZR2 90 day: 17.14 mpg (US) Model Y - '24 Tesla Y LR AWD Pacifica Hybrid - '21 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid 90 day: 29.78 mpg (US) Thanks: 4,376 Thanked 4,555 Times in 3,501 Posts	My thought on weight reduction is it's pointless to do for the purpose of MPG gain. The only reason then is faster acceleration and better handling, at which point you should be thinking about a different vehicle. __________________ Gas and Electric Vehicle Cost of Ownership Calculator Give me absolute safety, or give me death!