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Originally Posted by Angrybird 12
Mass does effect highway fuel economy if you drive a lot in the mountians. You gotta get that mass up those hills, and unless you are dead pedaling it and dropping speed you will be using more gas because that mass slows you down. Around the Mountians of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina I get around 28 mpg. But when I drive to eastern North and South Carolina my mileage goes up to over 30.... Less mass means it will require less power to get you up the hills.
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Oh come on now.....
don't confuse real world with the EPA.