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Originally Posted by themajesticone
Perhaps I am wrong, but shifting at a lower RPM does not necessarily translate to better MPG's.
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This is what I have found with the BRZ and it's instant mpg mode on the display. Going 35 mi/h in 6th gear will grant my about 60 mpg if I barely let my foot touch the gas pedal on flat terrain. If I press the gas pedal about 3/4ths, I hardly accelerate at all, but my mpg goes down to nearly 7 mpg. The gear and rpms don't dictate how much gas you use at a given time. How far down the gas pedal is dictates fuel consumption.
So, what I have found it that consuming more gas will push the engine into higher rpms, which gives the imitation that rpms are what dictate fuel consumption.
Accelerating at higher rpms provides a quicker acceleration, so the gas pedal is not pushed down for nearly as long.