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Posted by saab86 [Email] (more from saab86) on Thu, 22 May 2008 05:07:27
In Reply to: Re: Question about coasting, ur silly, Wed, 21 May 2008 19:42:36
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This Guy Can Get 59 MPG in a Plain Old Accord. Beat That, Punk.
News: Drafting 18-wheelers with the engine off, taking death turns at 52 miles an hour, and other lessons learned while riding shotgun with the king of the hypermilers
"Buckle up tight, because this is the death turn," says Wayne. Death turn? We're moving at 50 mph. Wayne turns off the engine. He's bearing down on the exit, and as he turns the wheel sharply to the right, the tires squeal—which is what happens when you take a 25 mph turn going 50. Cathy, Terry's wife, who is sitting next to me in the backseat, grabs my leg. I grab the door handle. As we come out of the 270-degree turn, Cathy says, "I hope you have upholstery cleaner."
We glide for over a mile with the engine off, past a gas station, right at a green light, through another green light—Wayne is always timing his speed to land green lights—and around a mall, using momentum in a way that would have made Isaac Newton proud. "Are we going to attempt that at home?" Cathy asks Terry, a talkative man who has been stone silent since Wayne executed the death turn in his car. "Not in this lifetime," he shoots back.
Wayne is paying attention to the road, not the banter. He's had to turn the engine back on earlier than he usually does after taking the death turn. "I hit the turn at 50, 51," he says. "I should have hit it at 52."
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Posts in this Thread:
- Question about coasting, JeffSPG, Wed, 21 May 2008 19:39:33
- What about with an auto?, 87900T, Thu, 22 May 2008 14:32:59
- Better mileage in gear, No Coaster, Thu, 22 May 2008 13:37:33
- no harm , no real drastic results, Smartin, Thu, 22 May 2008 11:04:49
- Re: Question about coasting, Rocket900S, Thu, 22 May 2008 05:25:36
- Re: Question about coasting, Cary, Thu, 22 May 2008 04:32:15
- Re: Question about coasting, JeffR , Wed, 21 May 2008 20:19:31
- Clutch?, David, Wed, 21 May 2008 19:43:40
- Re: Question about coasting, ur silly, Wed, 21 May 2008 19:42:36
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