OK, but what you do and what is recommended for hypermiling could be different.For that latter statement only my own driving and my wife's but taking my Fusion Hybrid for example I can apply that light throttle touch on flat straight road and my instant fuel economy will basically peg off scale(60+ mpg) I can replicate this in my wife's Focus as well. It's part of the reason my long term MPG on my Fusion is 48.4mpg. And in my wife's case her first fill up using this method with 50% city/50% highway driving she managed 38.1mpg. I'd post more but I'm posting from a cell phone I'll post more later tonight on our driving experiences and fuel saving techniques.
For that latter statement only my own driving and my wife's but taking my Fusion Hybrid for example I can apply that light throttle touch on flat straight road and my instant fuel economy will basically peg off scale(60+ mpg) I can replicate this in my wife's Focus as well. It's part of the reason my long term MPG on my Fusion is 48.4mpg. And in my wife's case her first fill up using this method with 50% city/50% highway driving she managed 38.1mpg. I'd post more but I'm posting from a cell phone I'll post more later tonight on our driving experiences and fuel saving techniques.
OK, but what you do and what is recommended for hypermiling could be different.
Also spraying out the throttle body with cleaner every 30k helps a decent amount as well.
how's this affect the sensors (MAF)?
Horrible advice. You'll get a $200 speeding ticket because you were trying to save $0.10 worth of gasoline.Never fight the gravity down a hill.
I don't know if it improves mileage, but it certainly doesn't hurt. I drive like a retard and my car still gets 31mpg (US gallons) in the city. It's a 2010 Corolla. I floor it off the line every timeI actually heard* you get better mpg from a quicker start and short shifts because you get into a higher gear more quickly.
Ugh in a land with few highways and not many passing zones, it's so annoying to be stuck behind someone like that...
Horrible advice. You'll get a $200 speeding ticket because you were trying to save $0.10 worth of gasoline.
I don't know if it improves mileage, but it certainly doesn't hurt. I drive like a retard and my car still gets 31mpg (US gallons) in the city. It's a 2010 Corolla. I floor it off the line every time
The official US EPA rated mileage for that car is 26mpg in the city.
Best way to improve your highway gas mileage is to stay behind a large vehicle. I tested this last week when I had a day off and nothing better to do. My Corolla's highway mileage at 75mph when I'm behind nobody is 34mpg. When I was roughly 3 car lengths behind an 18 wheeler, my gas mileage was 55mpg. You should only do this if you have no gas and you need to get to the nearest town to buy gas. Big trucks sometimes throw rocks back that will fuck up your paint and crack your windshield which completely negates the point of saving fuel.
Horrible advice. You'll get a $200 speeding ticket because you were trying to save $0.10 worth of gasoline.
I don't know if it improves mileage, but it certainly doesn't hurt. I drive like a retard and my car still gets 31mpg (US gallons) in the city. It's a 2010 Corolla. I floor it off the line every time
The official US EPA rated mileage for that car is 26mpg in the city.
Best way to improve your highway gas mileage is to stay behind a large vehicle. I tested this last week when I had a day off and nothing better to do. My Corolla's highway mileage at 75mph when I'm behind nobody is 34mpg. When I was roughly 3 car lengths behind an 18 wheeler, my gas mileage was 55mpg. You should only do this if you have no gas and you need to get to the nearest town to buy gas. Big trucks sometimes throw rocks back that will fuck up your paint and crack your windshield which completely negates the point of saving fuel.
That corolla, was it the Automatic or Manual transmission version? I'd bet if you got the Manual Transmission version, you'd see a major boost in performance at no cost to fuel economy.I have been driving my gf's Corolla because my 3 has been in the garage. All i can say that 1.8L engine does not take any fuel. I took it to work all week last week, it only took half a tank of gas and it took around $11 to fill it back up. My Mazda 3 would take a whole tank even when driving like a Grandma and it takes around $33 to fill it up. I drive the Corolla like a mad man because it's the only way to get it to move and it still gets good mileage.
That said, I also rented a 2010 Mazda 3 last week. It was the smaller engine. I went to Maine and back, then to my mom's house and back. It was close to 500 miles all together and I only spent $27 on gas to fill it up. If only the made the HB with a smaller engine.
Horrible advice. You'll get a $200 speeding ticket because you were trying to save $0.10 worth of gasoline.
I don't know if it improves mileage, but it certainly doesn't hurt. I drive like a retard and my car still gets 31mpg (US gallons) in the city. It's a 2010 Corolla. I floor it off the line every time
The official US EPA rated mileage for that car is 26mpg in the city.
Best way to improve your highway gas mileage is to stay behind a large vehicle. I tested this last week when I had a day off and nothing better to do. My Corolla's highway mileage at 75mph when I'm behind nobody is 34mpg. When I was roughly 3 car lengths behind an 18 wheeler, my gas mileage was 55mpg. You should only do this if you have no gas and you need to get to the nearest town to buy gas. Big trucks sometimes throw rocks back that will fuck up your paint and crack your windshield which completely negates the point of saving fuel.
I drive the Corolla like a mad man because it's the only way to get it to move and it still gets good mileage.
Unless there are any sorts of hills, cruise does the exact opposite of what's right in any sort of elevation change. Accelerate about 10 mph faster before a hill so you can coast up it. Never fight the gravity down a hill, cruise will hold you at the speed you told it to.
Using Speed Control On Hills
The automatic transmission may downshift on hills to
maintain the vehicle set speed.
Many modern cars with autos will downshift to hold their speed going downhill.
That corolla, was it the Automatic or Manual transmission version? I'd bet if you got the Manual Transmission version, you'd see a major boost in performance at no cost to fuel economy.
Hmm, I didn't know that. How aggressively will they do this though? There is a 10% grade out in Palm Springs I have to downshift into 2nd to keep from building up too much speed and/or riding my brakes.
Using Electronic Speed Control on Hills
NOTE: The Electronic Speed Control system maintains
speed up and down hills. A slight speed change on
moderate hills is normal.
The automatic transmission will downshift while climbing
uphill or descending downhill. This downshift is
necessary to maintain vehicle set speed.
How much do you drive a year Olds? Seems that even if you get a 10% increase in fuel economy, it might only equate to $100-200 a year or $1-2 a week. If your budget is that tight, I would suggest giving up the car and spending the money on a gun and a bullet.
How do we negate the tailgating ticket?
Damn... 2 car lengths at highway speed is not a lot at all.The exact law in my province
city - must be 1 car length back (about 15 feet)
highway - 2 car lengths (30 feet)