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OrdnanceMarine · 07-11-2008, 01:23 PM

ICE = Internal Combustion Engine, a acronym borrowed from the hybrid folks.

I'm unable to touch your numbers unless I'm driving ~55 MPH or so on flat terrain with the car completely warmed up and get to coast in to town at the end as the speed limit falls to 35. Then I'm forced to drive through town with 9,347 stop signs and lights which doesn't help at all but still yields low 40s.

I'm not a fan of shutting down the ICE for a host of reasons even though the Si is better than most in this respect with EPS as long as the ignition is in the "ON" position. A while back a car full of teenagers killed themselves coming down a local pass where the driver shut down the ICE and clicked the key one stop too far and locked up the steering wheel, ran off the road and they tumbled through the desert to their death. No steering + limited braking + disabled passive restraints = not living to tell about saving .2-.3 GPH (about $1 per hour) in our case.

07-11-2008, 01:23 PM	#777 (permalink)
OrdnanceMarine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mojave Desert, CA Age: 34 Posts: 1,909 David	ICE = Internal Combustion Engine, a acronym borrowed from the hybrid folks. I'm unable to touch your numbers unless I'm driving ~55 MPH or so on flat terrain with the car completely warmed up and get to coast in to town at the end as the speed limit falls to 35. Then I'm forced to drive through town with 9,347 stop signs and lights which doesn't help at all but still yields low 40s. I'm not a fan of shutting down the ICE for a host of reasons even though the Si is better than most in this respect with EPS as long as the ignition is in the "ON" position. A while back a car full of teenagers killed themselves coming down a local pass where the driver shut down the ICE and clicked the key one stop too far and locked up the steering wheel, ran off the road and they tumbled through the desert to their death. No steering + limited braking + disabled passive restraints = not living to tell about saving .2-.3 GPH (about $1 per hour) in our case.