What do you drive to the lake?

SIKSUKR · 05-10-2010, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jmen24

City MPG is always lower than Highway.

Ok smartypants then how do you explain this?
Ford Fusion Hybrid 41 city/36 highway
http://cars.about.com/od/helpforcarb...top10_fuel.htm

Newbiesaukee · 05-10-2010, 02:14 PM

I'm not the smartypants, but before your answer I was going to point out ( to the real smartypants) that hybrids do get better mpg in city than highway.

jmen24 · 05-10-2010, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Newbiesaukee

I'm not the smartypants, but before your answer I was going to point out ( to the real smartypants) that hybrids do get better mpg in city than highway.

My typical first response has a tendency to be directly off-the-cuff, so I was not thinking past the first thought that came to mind. Not picking out the "hybrid" in the post is what drew me astray.

I often found myself grounded as a child, all because I usually said the first thing that came to mind.

SIKSUKR · 05-10-2010, 03:36 PM

I am well aware of why a hybrid such as the Yukon gets such high city mph. So the only part of your 2 previous posts that seem to be missing is that you were wrong about correcting me. I'll say it for you. Wrong jmen24!

jmen24 · 05-10-2010, 04:03 PM

I see, I answer a question that you asked and stated that I misunderstood what you were stating. 1st of two response posts.

You are right SIKSUKR, I was wrong. I appologize to you, for calling you out.

jmen24 · 05-10-2010, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

Ok smartypants then how do you explain this?
Ford Fusion Hybrid 41 city/36 highway
http://cars.about.com/od/helpforcarb...top10_fuel.htm

The leading cause for extra fuel use in city driving is the starting from a standing stop. In a gas/electric hybrid, the electric motor is the first stage of the system, so you remove gas engines inefficiency at this task.

While the electric motor in a hybrid does very well in the city (start/stop) driving, it does not do very well on the highway. Higher energy draw at higher rpm and less than great torque response, so the gas engine has to pick up the tab.

Now that you presented me with this question, I completely understand where your statement was coming from.

05-10-2010, 03:36 PM	#4
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	No hard feelings toward ME? I am well aware of why a hybrid such as the Yukon gets such high city mph. So the only part of your 2 previous posts that seem to be missing is that you were wrong about correcting me. I'll say it for you. Wrong jmen24! __________________ SIKSUKR

05-10-2010, 02:14 PM	#2
Newbiesaukee Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Coral Gables, winter; Long Island, summer Posts: 1,357 Thanks: 951 Thanked 573 Times in 298 Posts	I'm not the smartypants, but before your answer I was going to point out ( to the real smartypants) that hybrids do get better mpg in city than highway.

05-10-2010, 04:03 PM	#5
jmen24 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,139 Thanks: 223 Thanked 319 Times in 181 Posts	I see, I answer a question that you asked and stated that I misunderstood what you were stating. 1st of two response posts. You are right SIKSUKR, I was wrong. I appologize to you, for calling you out.

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