F150 aluminum & resulting MPG
Much lighter F150 Some "experts" predict 30mpg. Sounds wildly optimistic to me but what do you guys think? Can shaving 750lb result in that dramatic an increase? Will that 750lb loss resul...
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Francesca Knowles wrote:
Less weight might make a difference in town, where lower speed's the rule. Highway driving- nah. As mentioned before, at highway speeds it's almost all about aerodynamics except maybe on long uphill pulls.
I'm thinking the market for this pickup is grocery-getter/town "truck", so the lower weight fuel saving "advantage" will probably appeal to that market.
True, but who drives exclusively expressway with no speed variations. Even someone who drives mostly highway will have statistically significant time accelerating getting to the expressway. After all, what kills average MPG? It is the city portion driving the average down. Increase this part with no improvement in the highway MPG and you have an overall better MPG.
