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#6415 of 6844 Re: Taurus vs Azera observations [louiswei] by snaglepus Jun 04, 2008 (5:33 pm)
Replying to: louiswei (Jun 03, 2008 7:51 am) Please contact me privately.   Regards
#6416 of 6844 Re: Taurus observations? [brucelinc] by alexstore Jun 05, 2008 (4:31 am)
Replying to: brucelinc (Jun 04, 2008 9:51 am) There is an article today on edmunds about people getting from 1.5 to 2 times EPA FE in their cars. IN the past I achieved 35 mpg mostly highway mpg in my 05 Maxima and thats 9 mpg higher than new EPA estimate. I am currently carpooling with a guy and my mpg is expected to fall by at least 1-2 mpg , but I am still managing to get 30-32 mpg. I used both computer and gas station estimate and they are in my case are almost same. I reset computer a gas station few miles from highway. I can only imagine my FE if I did it once I reached my cruising speed. I also try to keep 59-64 constant speed AC or open windows have small effect on FE ( about 1-2 mpg loss)
#6417 of 6844 Re: Taurus observations? [brucelinc] by jontyrees Jun 05, 2008 (9:10 am)
Replying to: brucelinc (Jun 04, 2008 9:51 am) I have the 18" rims with 225/55 tires on my Taurus - any idea if the overall diameter is different than the 17" rims? I don't know what tire size the 17" rims come with. That might account for the disparity in calculated rpm at 80mph and what I'm seeing on the tach. I'd guess I'm at around 2150rpm at 80mph, (which is "around 2k rpm" for me). Replies to this message: snaglepus (Jun 05, 2008 9:38 am) jontyrees (Jun 05, 2008 10:31 am) brucelinc (Jun 06, 2008 5:32 am)
#6418 of 6844 Re: Taurus observations? [jontyrees] by snaglepus Jun 05, 2008 (9:38 am)
Replying to: jontyrees (Jun 05, 2008 9:10 am) Pirelli does not list either the overall diameter for your tire or the revs per mile. Is that your brand? That brand is what TireRack lists as OEM for the 2008 Taurus FWD LTD model.   For other brands, you can use anywhere between 746 and 750 revs per mile for that size.   This tire would indeed be bigger in overall diameter than the 215-60-17s listed for the SEL models. Those tires are 767 revs per mile.   Perhaps you are on to something. That is a considerable difference in tire diameter. Do you know for sure what the overall gear ratio is for your car when it is in overdrive 6th gear? Replies to this message: jontyrees (Jun 05, 2008 10:31 am) brucelinc (Jun 06, 2008 5:32 am)
#6419 of 6844 Re: Taurus observations? [snaglepus] by jontyrees Jun 05, 2008 (10:31 am)
Replying to: snaglepus (Jun 05, 2008 9:38 am) Yup - Pirelli P6 4 Seasons 225/55R18 - quite a lot of rubber. I don't know the gear ratios. Replies to this message: brucelinc (Jun 06, 2008 5:32 am)
#6420 of 6844 2009 Lucerne by drwilsc Jun 05, 2008 (1:20 pm)
Evidently Buick is dropping the 3.8 liter engine in favor of the 3.9 liter as the base V6 engine for the 2009 Lucerne. Any comments? Does this make the V6 Lucerne a more viable option, with the roughly 30 hp improvement over the 3.8? Replies to this message: joe97 (Jun 05, 2008 4:33 pm) drwilsc (Jun 06, 2008 4:44 am) thegraduate (Jun 06, 2008 6:22 am) and 62 more... captain2 (Jun 06, 2008 8:22 am) tjc78 (Jun 05, 2008 6:27 pm) plekto (Jun 06, 2008 10:35 am) thegraduate (Jun 06, 2008 10:43 am) captain2 (Jun 06, 2008 11:03 am) kdshapiro (Jun 06, 2008 11:15 am) and 6 more...
#6421 of 6844 Re: 2009 Lucerne [drwilsc] by joe97 Jun 05, 2008 (4:33 pm)
Replying to: drwilsc (Jun 05, 2008 1:20 pm) So the power rating would go from 197hp on the 3.8L V6 to 240hp ton the 3.9L V6.   The question to beg, why not the 3.6L V6? Replies to this message: drwilsc (Jun 06, 2008 4:44 am) thegraduate (Jun 06, 2008 6:22 am) drwilsc (Jun 06, 2008 6:58 am) and 1 more... drwilsc (Jun 12, 2008 4:19 pm) and 59 more... captain2 (Jun 06, 2008 8:22 am)

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