I drove down to Foxton Friday and came back Saturday. On both days I found that despite driving at about 95-105kph, I was being passed by quite a few vehicles. A lot of those were 4x4 SUVs that towered over our little Honda.
I used to own a Nissan Terrano. I know how much fuel they use and how much it costs. Driving 115-120kph uses up to 20% more fuel than doing 95-100kph. The faster you go, the worse it gets.
If fuel were painfully expensive, you'd think drivers of such vehicles would slow down to the speed limit and extend the range of a tank of fuel by 20% - for free.
I'm sure some do, but there are a good number who apparently do not.
We sold our Terrano in November and replaced it with a Mazda Demio (1.3L) that does between 5.7 and 6 litres / 100kms on the highway, provided I drive it at about 100 or slightly less. That's better than my brother's Lexus hybrid, which - at best - does 7.2L / 100kms, but more usually 9L / 100kms.
But fuel must still be too cheap the way a lot of people are blowing it out their exhaust pipes by driving at over 100kph.
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