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To: Spktyr
FYI, my *older* car gets better fuel economy at 75 than it does at 55, due to gearing and powerband. A lot of other cars are that way too.

That simply cannot be true. Air drag increases with the cube of the velocity. Older cars were rarely designed to reduce drag.

90 posted on 05/15/2007 12:45:07 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: GingisK

Next time you are in Dallas, feel free to come visit. The fact remains that at 75mph, the XJ6 is getting 24mpg, and at 55 it gets 19-20.


94 posted on 05/15/2007 12:46:14 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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