We often hear the term "The Sweet Spot” when it comes to sports. When Arod connects on the sweet spot of the bat can send a baseball over the Green Monster in Fenway Park. You can hear when Tiger hits the sweet spot of his driver, sending that little white orb down the middle of finely manicured fairway at Pebble Beach.
After driving Sparky now for 3 months, he too has a sweet spot when it comes to saving fuel. Most of my driving is on the highway and it looks like 65-67 miles per hour is the sweet spot for getting the most out of a gallon of gasoline. Creep up close to 70 and beyond and the fuel savings begin to drop. The picture above was taken with the cruise control set driving on a level stretch of road and is typical of what I see all the time. Who would have ever imagined you could get 25 MPG from a large luxury SUV that seats eight.
So want does that extra 5 mph mean? For a 165 mile trip from Charlotte to Raleigh, it’s an extra 20 minutes. To go from Charlotte to visit Daytona Beach will take less than a full tank of gas and will add less than extra hour to your trip.
What’s the rush? Enjoy the scenery.
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