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To: Echo Talon
yea and MOST cars fit that description....

I said most modern cars e.g. built in the last ten years will give you optimal fuel economy in the 70-75 MPH range. Everyone gears it that way and most modern engines can pull it off. Except for grossly under-powered vehicles, it really does not matter what you are driving. I was just giving an example I am familiar with because I've had more than one car in that power range with detailed real-time fuel efficiency data.

45 posted on 06/27/2005 9:03:42 PM PDT by tortoise (All these moments lost in time, like tears in the rain.)
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To: tortoise

Seems to me most "cars" on the roads are pickups, minivans, and SUV's... I would like to see a fuel efficiency test redone with newer cars.


55 posted on 06/27/2005 9:08:30 PM PDT by Echo Talon (http://echotalon.blogspot.com)
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To: tortoise

You'll have to prove that. Wind resistence increases geometrically, so I'm not buying it. It takes considerably more energy to push a car at 70mph than it does at 50mph. I'm not buying it.


110 posted on 06/27/2005 11:05:34 PM PDT by Melas (Lives in state of disbelief)
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