10-16-2014, 10:33 AM
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"Hypermiling Is Awful And I Sort Of Hate It" (Jalopnik in Audi MPG competition)
Jalopnik is right now doing an Audi-sponsored fuel economy PR stunt, where they're trying to squeeze something like 62 mpg US from an A3 diesel that's EPA-rated for 43 mpg on the highway.
I wouldn't exactly say they're enjoying themselves:
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Think about it like this: do you like long road trips, but wish there was some way you could combine them with a medieval sense of self-punishment? If so, you need to try some hypermiling. It manages to combine motorsports, math, pleasure denial, and sweating with the tension and excitement of getting stranded somewhere.
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Despite the whining, they're currently in 3rd place.
If anyone runs out of fuel, they're forced to complete the drive in...
I love Jalopnik ... even though it often trashes fuel saving! It's an entertaining gearhead site with good writers who seem to have a lot of fun. Much of the fun happens in the comments beneath each post.
Part 1: I'm Trying To Go 834 Miles On One Tank Of Diesel And It's Gonna Suck
Part 1.5: [Jason decided to modify his Audi A3 TDI to get maximum fuel mileage. Nobody else stands a chance.] (In which I was pleased to see a pic of the Firefly with cardboard tail cone show up in the comments.)
Part 2: Hypermiling Is Awful And I Sort Of Hate It
Part 2.5: They won!
Part 3: How To Squeeze 830 Miles Out Of One Tank Of Fuel And Remain Sane...ish
More to come, obviously!
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10-16-2014, 11:35 AM
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Thanks for posting, they are very comical. *Cant get part 1.5 link to work tho!*
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10-16-2014, 12:15 PM
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Not bad for a machine
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It seems like every hypermiling blog post the comments are always a debate about DFCO.
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10-16-2014, 12:16 PM
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Yeah, a lot of bandwidth goes to that topic, everywhere!
I fixed the link, Insight for life.
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10-16-2014, 04:18 PM
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I imagined going carless and only having a moped; would going 40 mph on long trips drive me insane or not? I didn't have to get a moped to test my theory; I merely took the trips in the car at low speeds. Also tried P&G, and whatnot.
I can handle slow cruising just fine. As a flatlander, though, P&G out on the open road was a bit too much. I'd do it if there were hills to coast down.
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10-17-2014, 11:09 AM
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I've done it. And we managed to get the required 63 mpg, not in an Audi TDI, but in a Fiesta hatchback. Coast to coast.
Woah boy was it tedious, though. Rough estimate 2500 miles, ~4 P&G cycles per mile = 10,000 P&G cycles, and 20,000 clutch applications (not counting normal shifting).
Mostly 40-60 mph p&g cycles.
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11-mile commute: 100 mpg - - - Tank: 90.2 mpg / 1191 miles
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10-17-2014, 11:31 AM
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...and calves the size of cantaloupes.
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Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @∞MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%
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10-17-2014, 11:59 AM
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Not bad for a machine
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Did you do that trip without a kill switch?
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10-17-2014, 03:57 PM
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Yes indeed. It was a loaner car from Ford, tagging along with cmpg's F150 ecobbost (32 mpg coast to coast).
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11-mile commute: 100 mpg - - - Tank: 90.2 mpg / 1191 miles
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10-17-2014, 04:50 PM
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I like driving; I like challenges; and I like punishment, both physical and mental. Seems I should have been a hypermiling endurance driver.
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