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Re: today tonight 6th december

Wed, 08 December 2004 11:22

Conquest wrote on Tue, 07 December 2004 12:27

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drive below speed limit
take off smoothly from lights
dont be a road rage

Anyone remember a study they did a while back which found that accelerating briskly up to the speed limit actually used less fuel than those people who take over a kilometre to get up to 60kph? Btw this doesn't mean fanging your car up to redline every gear change, just quick smooth acceleration...

I might go look for a link to back this up Wink

Yea, I think it's to do with if you briefly, like 3-4 seconds bring the car up to ~3000rpm, change gears, (no WOT), as opposed to taking double that time you'll use less fuel as the longer you take, the more work the engine is actually doing, (It's staying in the mid power zone for longer). I hope that makes sense.

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