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Originally Posted by UberRoo
The optimal speed for good mileage varies from car to car. Going slower isn't always better, and some vehicles get their best mileage at surprisingly high speeds. (My buddy's VW Corrado seems to get it's best mileage at between 75 and 85 MPH.) Many very sporty cars have good aerodynamics and always have, but surprisingly many of the less sporty looking cars have almost equally good aerodynamics these days.
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My personal best MPG was coming back from Williamsburg, Va to Baltimore, MD at about 1am. I was doing 90-100 and getting passed. I averaged 27MPG. I was completely shocked. I exspected to get about 20. I normally get about 230 when running 65-80 on highway trips to visit family.
On a side note, Saturday I paid more for a tank then ever before. I was so low the light came on. $2.53 a gallon and it cost a total of $37.00. The previous high was $32.00 two weeks ago. Before that I never had to pay more then 27.00 for a fill up.