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trikkonceptz · 12-22-2008, 07:19 PM

FUnny you say that because with this same example I was driving a pair of Fusions. Their HWY mpg avg is 28. On the way down, with the wind, I drove with A/c on and at the speed limit, 65mph. Practiced no advanced hypermiling techniques other than coasting instead of braking and got an astonoshing 34.8mpg out of the automatic.

Knowing that I figured I would raise the speed to see if I could get down to 28mpg hwy. Onthe way back I maintained a cruise control speed of 75mph, with the A/C on and into the wind. When I parked the car the meter read 32.1

My conclusion, you have to drive like an ass in one of these things to get poor mileage. That or I am really impressed with the Ford fusion and the EPA is grossly misrepresented in this case. I know its a nationwide average and perhaps mountains would have skewed my results, but hey, I tried to go below EPA in this case and concluded that I had to drive like a pissed off teenager to do it ...

A Glimmer of hope for things to come?

12-22-2008, 07:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
trikkonceptz Legend in my own mind Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Homestead, Fl. Posts: 927 Evil Pumpkin - '08 Scion xD RS 1.0 #1633 90 day: 35.45 mpg (US) Silent Silver Killer - '10 Honda Insight EX 90 day: 51.5 mpg (US) Thanks: 2 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts	FUnny you say that because with this same example I was driving a pair of Fusions. Their HWY mpg avg is 28. On the way down, with the wind, I drove with A/c on and at the speed limit, 65mph. Practiced no advanced hypermiling techniques other than coasting instead of braking and got an astonoshing 34.8mpg out of the automatic. Knowing that I figured I would raise the speed to see if I could get down to 28mpg hwy. Onthe way back I maintained a cruise control speed of 75mph, with the A/C on and into the wind. When I parked the car the meter read 32.1 My conclusion, you have to drive like an ass in one of these things to get poor mileage. That or I am really impressed with the Ford fusion and the EPA is grossly misrepresented in this case. I know its a nationwide average and perhaps mountains would have skewed my results, but hey, I tried to go below EPA in this case and concluded that I had to drive like a pissed off teenager to do it ... A Glimmer of hope for things to come? __________________ Thx NoCO2; "The biggest FE mod you can make is to adjust the nut behind the wheel" I am a precisional instrument of speed and aeromatics If your knees bent in the opposite direction......what would a chair look like???