I don't tend to speed. Once your going cross state the speed limit is 65 miles an hour and I see diminishing returns going over 64 and if your talking fuel efficiency that kinda stops at 55.
that seems strange that you can actually go over so much as usually they do the best they can to post the best number allowable. And yeah the little difference is why im willing to go to 64. Thats the point where I feel going any faster does not appreciably get me faster. yeah on a long trip you can shave off a good chunk but its just not worth it to me at that point.
Cars in the US have to follow EPA testing methods, and those are the only numbers a seller is allowed to use.
The standard has changed several times over the years, most notably in 2008. Prior to this, the tests were "best case", and were almost impossible to get in the real world. Since then, the tests have become much more "typical use", including factors like air conditioning, high speed (80mph) driving, cold engine, and cold weather. These significantly reduced the published numbers vs previous years.
I could easily see a car rated for 27mpg in the 2008 test also getting 41mpg+ in the 2007 test.
61 Comments
spittingimage@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 21h
Distance - Cake.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 20h
TANK! by The Seatbelts
_NetNomad@fedia.io · 9 pts · 19h
if TANK! is playing you're not pulling over, you're making a daring escape that likely involves multiple jumps and driving down at least one staircase
FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 20h
Shockwire - I drive the speed limit cause there's drugs in the car That way he knows i'm not holding.
Trex202@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 21h
Highway Star - Deep Purple
STUNT_GRANNY@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 20h
I love the Belter creole cover used in The Expanse
aldhissla@piefed.world · 1 pts · 10h
I love the fact that this comment was already there.
Beltalowda!
SuiXi3D@fedia.io · 8 pts · 18h
I Drive the Speed Limit 'Cause There's Drugs In the Car
Casuls_Die_Thrice@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 21h
Realistically, Motley Crüe’s “Kickstart my Heart”
remon@ani.social · 7 pts · 9h
Speeding with ... "50+"? That's like 80km/h ... the minimum speed required to use an Autobahn.
HereIAm@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 7h
The + is doing some very heavy lifting here.
Trex202@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 5h
50 over the speed limit
albbi@piefed.ca · 7 pts · 15h
Blur - Song 2
theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 18h
Move Bitch by Ludacris
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 20h
Enya, Only Time
Trex202@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 13h
Great, you made her retire
STUNT_GRANNY@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 20h
Bellbottoms - The John Spencer Blues Explosion.
If not that, then pretty much any eurobeat song. I've got a special playlist.
tullpen@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 10h
Oxygene (Pt. 4) - Jean Michel Jarre
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 7h
Rainbow in the Dark - Dio
Biffsbraincell@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 20h
Dead Prez Police State
moondoggie@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 14h
Hocus Pocus by Focus.
NABDad@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 8h
Ride of the Valkyries
rezifon@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 17h
I’ve got a playlist that’s just the music from Forza 2. I renamed it to “speeding ticket” when it landed me one.
Still listen to it while driving sometimes, tempting the fates.
pastermil@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 5h
Highway to Hell
It's a no brainer.
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 3h
Shoot to Thrill would be a close second.
flabbergast@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 13h
Underworld • Pearls Girl (Tin There)
toomanypancakes@crazypeople.online · 4 pts · 19h
Dream Theater - Panic Attack most likely. If it wasn't that it was Otep - Drunk on the Blood of Saints. I've caught myself speeding to both before.
Sour_Kabos@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 19h
Pon Pon Shit
or
Running with the Devil
Prairie_Madness@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 15h
Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart
https://youtu.be/ybcxIpb-R_0
f1error@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 14h
White Zombie - Thunder Kiss '65 or Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - Hot Rod Lincoln
early_riser@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 18h
Mute city from F-zero
Quazatron@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 19h
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
burgermeister@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 21h
Keep Hope Alive by The Crystal Method
Vandals_handle@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 15h
Pigs, Three Different Kinds. Pink Floyd
Trex202@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 20h
2nd one:
Freebird
EbenezerScrew@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 16h
Makes me think of the end of The Devil's Rejects.
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club · 3 pts · 17h
Pure Rock Fury - Clutch
volore@scribe.disroot.org · 3 pts · 7h
Crashing Foreign Cars by Helmet.
bw42@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 15h
Presidents of the United States of America - Mach 5
fenpy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 10h
Speed - Billy Idol.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 8h
do you mean 50mph over the speed limit, or 50mph.
RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 7h
OP is probably talking about "Stunting". In Canada that is speeding but on another level. Higher fines, suspended license, impounded vehicle.
Trex202@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 5h
Yes
quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 10h
Antibalas - Talkatif
huquad@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 13h
You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge
Nollij@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 14h
Since you described it as stunt driving, Rockefeller Skank by Fatboy Slim.
And yes, mostly because of an ad 25 years ago.
hydrashok@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 15h
Megadeth - Take No Prisoners
rouxdoo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 19h
Guns and Roses - Appetite for Destruction would be in the CD player...in fact it was - sorry, David.
Almacca@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 21h
Midnight Flyer - Night Flight Orchestra
Edit to add: please don't speed. I only do it in simulators, these days.
akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 21h
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7MLT4MmAK8
shittydwarf@piefed.ca · 1 pts · 21h
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=POdknqszMDY&ra=m
x00z@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 56m
Whenever I drive 50km/h too fast I am listening to whatever I was listening to when I wasn't driving that fast yet.
LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 1h
DAYTOONAAAAAAAAA, let's go away!
HubertManne@piefed.social · -6 pts · 20h
I don't tend to speed. Once your going cross state the speed limit is 65 miles an hour and I see diminishing returns going over 64 and if your talking fuel efficiency that kinda stops at 55.
gigastasio@sh.itjust.works · 23 pts · 20h
HubertManne@piefed.social · 5 pts · 20h
"I Say Live Life To The Fullest In Terms Of Yearly Income And Monthly Expenditures" https://theonion.com/i-say-live-life-to-the-fullest-in-terms-of-yearly-incom-1819584476/
_stranger_@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 13h
That's a long ass song title, is that like the isekai version of elevator music?
village604@adultswim.fan · 2 pts · 20h
It depends on the vehicle. Different engines have different efficiency curves.
For example, my truck is only rated for 27mpg highway. But if I don't exceed 65mph, I can get it up to 40mpg.
Going 55mph doesn't make a noticeable difference in efficiency vs 65.
HubertManne@piefed.social · 1 pts · 19h
that seems strange that you can actually go over so much as usually they do the best they can to post the best number allowable. And yeah the little difference is why im willing to go to 64. Thats the point where I feel going any faster does not appreciably get me faster. yeah on a long trip you can shave off a good chunk but its just not worth it to me at that point.
village604@adultswim.fan · 1 pts · 19h
Yeah, they were super conservative on their efficiency metrics. But I'm not complaining
Nollij@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 14h
Cars in the US have to follow EPA testing methods, and those are the only numbers a seller is allowed to use.
The standard has changed several times over the years, most notably in 2008. Prior to this, the tests were "best case", and were almost impossible to get in the real world. Since then, the tests have become much more "typical use", including factors like air conditioning, high speed (80mph) driving, cold engine, and cold weather. These significantly reduced the published numbers vs previous years.
I could easily see a car rated for 27mpg in the 2008 test also getting 41mpg+ in the 2007 test.