Last year I made a trip to LA. Going over, driving into a wicked headwind, got 40 mpg in the TDI Jetta. Driving home, wicked wind to my back, got 51 mpg. Seriously. I checked my math twice.
Bob R On Apr 19, 2011 7:34 PM, "OK Don" <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: > We drove the ML320 to DFW and back on Sunday. There was an > approximately 30mph wind from the South SouthWest all day. I filled the tank > before we left town, filled it just North of the airport on the way back, > and again as soon as we got back to town. I was driving with the cruise > control set to the speed limit, 70 most of the way, 60 the last 30-40 miles > or so (Texas is weird that way). > > Going South, with the headwind, we got 20.3mpg. Coming home with a tailwind, > we got 26.3mpg. > > The ML is not what you'd call aerodynamic, so I'm not surprised to see a > measurable difference, I just didn't expect it to be this dramatic. Almost > forgot, we had an extra 350 or so pouinds in the car on the return trip > (daughter and son-in-law plus baggage). > > I've never measured/documented the wind effects on fuel economy before, so > thought this was cool. > > -- > OK Don > 2001 ML320 > 1992 300D 2.5T > 1990 300D 2.5T > 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
