Mayf:
I recall reading somewhere that typically a car only needs about 50 hp
to hold a steady cruise at freeway speeds. This I think was written at
a time and in regards to the big American boats of the '50's and '60's
with pretty hefty weights and the average frontal area of a barn door.
If that's anywhere near correct, then it's the power needed to
accelerate quickly that eats up the gas. That, and the tendency, as has
been noted, of a certain alter-ego to come out and romp on the
throttle. I'm not gonna mention any names, but I see his face in the
mirror every morning when I'm shaving "-)
Best Regards
David (I wll go easy on the throttle. I will! I will! I will!) Sosna
DrMayf wrote:
>Yeah, I thought the mpg might be a problem. But, you know when my car was
>reasonably new I regularly got over 22 mpg in highway driving. Guess I need
>to figure out how much hp it takes to go at highway speeds. Then I can
>figure out the mpg thing....
>
>thanks for responding...
>
> mayf, off planet in Pahrump
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