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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by dag
Yeah I know. I was just wondering what if Mazda set the gears up so that 6th gear wouldn't hit 3700 RPM until 80MPH instead of 60. I would love to see the gas mileage I would get then (since most highways traffic easily cruises at 70-80).

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Mazda would have done really well to add a very tall 7th gear for highway fuel economy purposes.
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 05:39 PM
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yeah, i kind of wish they had. :/ especially since i do A LOT of highway miles at 80mph. sticking to 72mph is very hard. thats the slow lane on 95.

man.. those first posts.. $1.65/gallon. jeez.... that seems ridiculously cheap. THANKS OIL SPECULATORS!

although, i cant imagine not shifting before 3750 rpm in the city for daily driving. i consider 3.5k "gunning" it. i usually shift at 3k for the first 2 gears and 2.5-3k for next 4 gears.
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Old Aug 21, 2008 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by kersh4w
yeah, i kind of wish they had. :/ especially since i do A LOT of highway miles at 80mph. sticking to 72mph is very hard. thats the slow lane on 95.

man.. those first posts.. $1.65/gallon. jeez.... that seems ridiculously cheap. THANKS OIL SPECULATORS!

although, i cant imagine not shifting before 3750 rpm in the city for daily driving. i consider 3.5k "gunning" it. i usually shift at 3k for the first 2 gears and 2.5-3k for next 4 gears.
I swear the minimum on the highway here is 80 or you will be accused of 'hypermiling.'
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