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Subject Topic: Increasing MPG Towing
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Personcaptainevo
07/4/2013 at 9:40am
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Hi all,

I'd thought i'd share with you an 9MPG increase when towing the same journey.

On the way to Dawlish from the West Midlands traveling at an average 60 we achieved 21MPG.

Returning this was increased to 30 MPG by following Lorries, the taller the lorry the better the MPG.

Found it a bit boring as you can't see the countryside in front (you can only read the signage on a truck so many times) also I like to see as far ahead as possible.


Personagde
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slip streaming plus the southeast wind may have helped


PersonDavid Klyne
07/4/2013 at 10:11am
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I suppose the wagons could give you some sort of aerodynamic advanatage but I do wonder if it was towing at a slightly lower speed that improved the economy? I was used to getting 21mpg with my Sorento but was surprised to read that the CRV had such poor economy, I make the assumption that it is a diesel?

David


Personagde
07/4/2013 at 10:26am
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yes a 30% fuel saving is not just down to following a truck.


Personpecker
07/4/2013 at 10:43am
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I've just come back from Woolacombe on the way there we averaged 25.9 on the way home 26.9. My reasoning is the hilly A361 is at the end and start of the journey so more power for the hills M5 reasonbly flat.


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Going to morecambe 17 coming back from morecambe 17


Personrabbin8
07/4/2013 at 11:02am
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When we started going down to Cornwall we had a Ford Cmax. It would give me 30mpg with the van on the back, One night about 4 in the morning I came up behind an artic, as I closed the gap I realised I could back off the throttle and maintain the same speed, the MPG readout went up to 65mpg. We stayed behind him for ages before he turned off, then we had to hunt down another one to get a tow from.

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april fools day is on the 1st of the month folks..


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Get just over 26mpg from my CRV, cut speed from 60 to 50 ish. On single roads the max a lorry can do is 50. Speed chart

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Personmillermicm
07/4/2013 at 12:02pm
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Quote: Originally posted by bobmel on 07/4/2013Get just over 26mpg from my CRV, cut speed from 60 to 50 ish. On single roads the max a lorry can do is 50. Speed chart


Max for HGV on a single carriageway is 40mph. We could all improve mpg by just backing off the gas a little.


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07/4/2013 at 1:02pm
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Try tailgating a loaded car transporter. The turbulence is scary and dangerous


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I just drive along with the trucks on motorways anyway, 56mph does me, it always did when I was working, at least since speed limiters were introduced. You could get 80mph out of a 70s Volvo F88.


Personmoppetsdad
07/4/2013 at 1:17pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Tentz on 07/4/2013
I just drive along with the trucks on motorways anyway, 56mph does me, it always did when I was working, at least since speed limiters were introduced. You could get 80mph out of a 70s Volvo F88.


And even more out of F89s and Scania 141s those were the days my friend one of our drivers was clocked at 89mph on the M6 oop!

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07/4/2013 at 3:34pm
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Sorry folks cant believe the above posts, i to thought it was an April fool leg pull.

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Personthe black fox
07/4/2013 at 3:52pm
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nope the theory here is all wrong ,if you head down to cornwall at a steady 60mph ,you will get xxx mpg depending on car /van .
now if you travel back up from cornwall the same route /speed/car /van etc you are obviously going to get less mpg its a case of simple logistics the north pole is at the top of the world so whenever you leave cornwall you have to be climbing uphill


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Quote: Originally posted by alpiner on 07/4/2013
Sorry folks cant believe the above posts, i to thought it was an April fool leg pull.


If you are referring to my and Tentz posts I can assure you those were the speeds that those trucks obtained on a regular basis and we would get passed by Midland red coaches on the M1 doing knocking on for 90mph yes 90mph   

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