Thread: AC and MPG
View Single Post
  #2  
Old 05-13-2005, 11:30 AM
balboasdelight balboasdelight is offline
AF Enthusiast
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 121
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Re: AC and MPG

Quote:
Originally Posted by dach95
Everybody tells me that AC drinks gas. I recently drove without AC and cranked my window down...
It depends on the vehicle. In a car with good aerodynamics, the increased drag and turbulance from open windows can largely (if not completely) offset MPG savings from foregoing the AC. For a rolling brick like the TB, the effect is probably negligable.
Reply With Quote