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Originally Posted by Ecky
I've found in my ND (similar engine), staying out of the second half of the pedal travel is generally worth 5+ mpg - fuel economy drops sharply at high loads. It may have more to do with the tune, however, favoring power over economy in the compromise regions of the map in an Atkinson cycle engine.
With my Insight (a small car with a "big" engine), the trick was staying in the lower half of the tach. That, and staying off the brakes, as you say. Any acceleration that must later be turned into brake dust is a full loss.
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What does the fact that a C5 or C6 is fuel injected imply in this analogy?