Anyone here Hypermil

[Monsterlover]

I tried the accelerate slow thing and did get better mileage, but only by 2mpg.

What really works is drafting semi's on the highway.  I get between 1 and 3 car lengths and shift into neutral on flat ground or going down hill.  They sort of "pull" you along.  Going down a slight grade seems like I can coast for 30 seconds or so (at 65-80mph)

My xl7 is rated 24 hwy and ive had it up to almost 30 in mixed driving

Drafting semi's is a lot of work though, mentally.  It's not a habit I plan to maintain, mostly I was curious how much it would help.

[DY]

I tried the accelerate slow thing and did get better mileage, but only by 2mpg.

What really works is drafting semi's on the highway.  I get between 1 and 3 car lengths and shift into neutral on flat ground or going down hill.  They sort of "pull" you along.  Going down a slight grade seems like I can coast for 30 seconds or so (at 65-80mph)

My xl7 is rated 24 hwy and ive had it up to almost 30 in mixed driving

Drafting semi's is a lot of work though, mentally.  It's not a habit I plan to maintain, mostly I was curious how much it would help.

+1
i was driving a friends rental this past weekend and it had one of those instant mpg readouts.  I tried driving behind a semi to see how close i'd have to get in order to see any real result.  Suprisingly, I got 20 more mpg at even 2 car lengths behind the truck!  Didnt try driving any closer for safety reasons, but i'd imagine if you were up on the semi's ass you'd get spectacular range.