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Old 30-10-2021, 12:29   #151
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Re: Rising cost of living

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Originally Posted by spiderplant View Post
Plus the air resistance is proportional to the square of the velocity. So the drag at 70mph is roughly double that at 50mph.

In any car with a fuel consumption gauge it's easy to see the difference for yourself. Drive at 50 on the motorway and watch the mpg go up.
I knew there’d be some science around the reducing efficiency aside from the manufacturer’s choice to make the turbo work in a certain way … thank you for filling in
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