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Old 04-24-2008, 05:00 AM
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Originally Posted by elite38868 View Post
BULL! At 90 - 110mph the car is just sucking down gasoline, just guzzling it. There seems to be after a certain speed, say around 75 - 80, that these cars just start guzzling gas. Since you have no 6th gear, your engine at those speeds would be turning 4 - 5k rpm. This is definitely not in the economical range.
I'll buy into this one. Living in the NT of Australia when there were no speed limits on the open roads I've owned and run both 2L (DellOrtos) and 2.5L (L-Jet) Alfetta coupes. Cruising at 100mph (160-180KPH) in high temps and high humidity made very little difference to the economy of either car. I think 4K rpm in both the 4 and V6 is quite economical as it's around the peak torque area.

Heavy use of the throttle (open/close) seems to have more impact on economy than constant high speed at stable throttle openings.
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