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Hurricane Gas mileage

The pickups with high horsepower accelerate easily, of course. And even when you are being gentle on the gas pedal, the pickup will pull away from say a stop more quickly than most other vehicles. The same thing happens when driving, just accelerating to go around another vehicle. This is not accounted for when the pickups are tested for mileage. Turning a corner and accelerating same thing. The more horsepower, the worse the effect will be. Very hard, if not impossible, to mitigate this. The are other reasons for poor mileage, of course, but I believe this may be the biggest. The next time you pull away from a stoplight, see if you initially put away from the car to your side.
 

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