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Old 01-05-2025, 11:25 PM   #3 (permalink)
Ecky
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I've owned 3 Insights and all make better economy in 5th. I've found the best economy comes from short shifting - keeping it under 2000rpm or so when getting up to speed, and when cruising, keeping it in the highest gear where it's still above idle RPM. At least in these engines, RPM is the enemy of all fuel economy. Rev it up, and kiss the gas mileage goodbye.
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