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1. fuel mileage (score: 1): Author: "Phil Esra" <philesra@hotmail.com>; Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 12:58:53 -0800; miscellaneous musing: I was just wondering, and thought maybe someone here would know. What is the most fuel efficient speed to drive at? My guess is that it would be at whatever speed you're in your; /html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00114.html (7,676 bytes)
2. Re: fuel mileage (score: 1): Author: Giles Douglas <giles@vy.com>; Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 19:23:31 -0800 (PST); Doesn't it depend on the car (and more importantly, its weight and drag coeffecient?) But in general, I thought it was like 55mph (or used to be), which is why the US speed limits were set at that du; /html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00116.html (8,996 bytes)
3. RE: fuel mileage (score: 1): Author: "Michael R. Clements" <mrc01@flash.net>; Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 13:40:05 -0800; It depends on the engine, the gearing and the wind resistance. The latter tends to dominate since it goes up exponentially with speed. The best engine speed is usually low RPM but not necessarily the; /html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00117.html (9,265 bytes)
4. Re: fuel mileage (score: 1): Author: Pat Kelly <lollipop@ricochet.net>; Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 14:36:32 -0800; I sort of feel like the 55mph deal was an excuse for the govt to rake in more bucks from tickets. Yes, it was in response to the fuel problem (crisis), and the other argument was it made the freeways; /html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00121.html (9,341 bytes)
5. Re: fuel mileage (score: 1): Author: Smokerbros@aol.com; Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 18:03:04 EST; I seem to remember that on level roads it used to be 47 mph. Real world is probably different, and most cars probably don't get to use high gear at that speed on any kind of grade. CHD; /html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00122.html (7,716 bytes)
6. Re: fuel mileage (score: 1): Author: Giles Douglas <giles@vy.com>; Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 20:56:21 -0800 (PST); My to-be-disposed-of-tomorrow Lexus RX300 seems to purr along nicely at 55mph, but any faster (or slower), and its gas mileage drops off hugely. Very noticable driving I5 to LA. You can either drive; /html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00123.html (10,837 bytes)
7. Re: fuel mileage (score: 1): Author: Pat Kelly <lollipop@ricochet.net>; Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 14:54:01 -0800; Hmmm, our V6 Camaro gets 30 plus a tick at 80 mph cruising, done on a trip to San Diego which included mountains out of Bakersfield (backside) to San Diego. Forgot what the rpm is, but the car is ver; /html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00124.html (7,849 bytes)
8. RE: fuel mileage (score: 1): Author: "Thana, Peter {High~Palo Alto}" <PETER.THANA@Roche.COM>; Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 14:07:07 -0800; Yes, a lot of cars seem to get better EPA ratings with bigger engines. BMW has upped the displacement on almost all of its engines in the past 5 years, and in more cases than not the EPA ratings have; /html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00125.html (11,201 bytes)
9. RE: fuel mileage (score: 1): Author: "Phil Esra" <philesra@hotmail.com>; Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 16:22:33 -0800; Yeah, and they didn't show the scale for either axis on any of the graphs, which seemed pretty weird? phil _________________________________________________________________; /html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00126.html (8,485 bytes)
10. RE: fuel mileage (score: 1): Author: "Thana, Peter {High~Palo Alto}" <PETER.THANA@Roche.COM>; Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 16:53:01 -0800; Good question. You aren't allowed to change ride height in stock, but what if the car changes ride height on its own? If you set the suspension to "slammed", DSP In the "normal" position, GS. Raise; /html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00127.html (8,428 bytes)
11. Re: fuel mileage (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Stevens" <kevin_stevens@hotmail.com>; Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 17:18:09 -0800; 32.7 mpg in the LS1 Corvette, Topeka and back, 80-85 mph. The mileage is better there than at 55, since you can't run 6th that slow. KeS ______________________________________________________________; /html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00128.html (8,469 bytes)
12. Re: fuel mileage (score: 1): Author: Andy McKee <andrewmckee@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 17:18:53 -0800 (PST); Gas mileage depends on a whole lot of factors and people often confuse it with efficiency. A gas motor is most efficient, as in you're getting the most out of it for what you put in, at wide open thr; /html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00129.html (13,988 bytes)
13. RE: fuel mileage (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Stevens" <kevin_stevens@hotmail.com>; Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 17:23:27 -0800; You can adjust the suspension throughout the limit of the factory range, and any resulting trim height violation of spec is permitted as a result. As long as it isn't a Porsche. ;) KeS _____________; /html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00130.html (8,652 bytes)
14. Re: fuel mileage (score: 1): Author: James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net>; Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 17:55:09 -0800; just where passing, this is where a hybrid vehicle can deliver good mileage and good power on demand. one motor to sustain speed and charge battery, another to blast from the stop lights. -james c *; /html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00131.html (15,951 bytes)
15. Re: fuel mileage (score: 1): Author: "Donald R McKenna" <donbarbmckenna@earthlink.net>; Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 18:00:23 -0800; And you sold that "pig" in favor of the high efficiency of a Tahoe? Don; /html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00133.html (8,576 bytes)
16. Re: fuel mileage (score: 1): Author: kirk <kmeline@fastpointcom.com>; Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 18:15:21 -0800; I have always thought that the faster I go the better my efficiency. The closer you get to the speed of light; the farther you travel in a given space and time. Right Kirk .; /html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00134.html (8,986 bytes)
17. Re: fuel mileage (score: 1): Author: Patrick Jones <axng4me@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 18:15:56 -0800 (PST); Similar to Andy's remarks, a buddy and I experimented with this in high school when cruise control was a fairly new phenomenon. We found without a doubt a steady pedal gave huge gas savings over a co; /html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00135.html (16,205 bytes)
18. Re: fuel mileage (score: 1): Author: James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net>; Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 18:22:11 -0800; coasting mileage, but well, at least i am doing HALF of this correctly. -james -- Original Message -- From: Andy McKee <andrewmckee@yahoo.com> To: Giles Douglas <giles@vy.com>; Pat Kelly <lollipop@r; /html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00136.html (15,551 bytes)
19. Re: fuel mileage (score: 1): Author: "Donald R McKenna" <donbarbmckenna@earthlink.net>; Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 18:38:00 -0800; A detour on Phil's dilema: My contribution is a bit off the subject but, I've seen an interesting MPG "phenomenon". Now, assuming the "instant" mpg read-outs on my Corvettes have been accurate (big a; /html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00137.html (9,525 bytes)
20. Re: fuel mileage (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Stevens" <Kevin_Stevens@Bigfoot.com>; Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 18:42:10 -0800; Yeah, but now I have four-wheel drive. ;) Careful, Don, as best I can tell from the rulebook a Tahoe is classed in SS. KeS; /html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00138.html (8,693 bytes)

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