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Mobil economy runs were PR hype
Posted by Noel [Email] (more from Noel) on Fri, 25 May 2012 06:44:45
In Reply to: Rambler American got near 40 mpg..., JerseySaab [Profile/Gallery]
, Thu, 24 May 2012 16:45:00
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They would take a car and make sure it was specially tuned, instrumented and optimized for the conditions of the run. Drivers were specially trained to drive in a way that would deliver the best mileage.
Drivers would accelerate very slowly, maintain set speeds for long periods, and there are stories of drivers and co-drivers changing positions without stopping the car to avoid idling and acceleration. I remember reading an article some years back by one of the drivers who said that some cars carried extra gas in hidden tanks to make it appear they got better mileage than they did.
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