Thread: Real world MPG?
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Old 11-06-2013, 07:36 PM   #37
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Originally Posted by Marchy View Post


you don't need to be inches behind the truck to draft it, two car length back will still net you an increase in MPGs.
Two car lengths back is nowhere near far enough. That's only a third of a second back at 65mph, which is nowhere near enough time to react if something were to happen (for example, a blowout or loss of tread on one of the truck's tires).
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