This is one way to look at it, or another way to look at is that a car like an mar2 or del sol can achieve similar results or maximum results by following a lesser truck, ie were smaller etc so we can get the result by jut hangin behind a jeep cherokee or minivan etc. i tried this on my honda del sol (mr2 ish shaped) a few years ago it was ridiculous 48+ mpg i dont have a non draftin trip to compare it to though but thats obviously better then stock fuel economy.
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Originally Posted by slo-two
Didn't those Mythbusters use a minivan to test the drafting theory? With the aerodynamic grace of a somewhat smoothed brick? One would expect that drafting would do less good for a 2 because of our somewhat lower coefficient of drag and much smaller frontal area. On the other hand, drafting should be very effective for an xB or an Element or some other vehicle modeled after a cinderblock.
Is 38 MPG really much savings? My 91T gets about 34 on highways when not drafting, as long as I don't have the wide wheels on it. And having to buy a new windshield every 10K miles (due to rock chips, sandblasting, etc.) would be such a pain...
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