Double Your Gas Miliage Dangerously..
1,184 views · Published 25 October 2008 · 0:59 · Indexed 6 October 2026
Channel: Steve Packard · 2008 · Autos & Vehicles
Yes it does work. No I would not recommend it. I normally get about 25 MPG on the highway with the top of the car down or about 30 with the top up. I've gotten a sustained 60 mpg on a straightaway by drafting. Of course, it could have killed me too, so it's not usually a good idea. Really it's better to do it with SUV's or vans than trucks. If you can find one which is driving on cruise control then it's fairly easy to keep the same distance. The problem is you don't want to get too close to the back of a truck for too long and the constant throttling can hurt mileage. Basically... you just plain shouldn't do it.
