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Old 05-14-2008, 03:19 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Izzy View Post
I can *sort of* see why lowering the car would help with MPG, but I don't think 6mpg is viable and even 3mpg appears to be pushing it.
I'm with you on that, I can see that lowering your car can reduce underbody turbulence (drag) and create smoother airflow overall (more effective at higher speeds). But no way that can achieve an increase of 3mpg... I'm guessing more like fractions of 1 mpg here. If lowering your car did that much, Civic Hybrids would be slammed to the floor!

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