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Car's Future: Reduce Weight Of Your Car

Friday, March 20, 2009

Reduce Weight Of Your Car

If you are keeping lots of items in your boot that you don't need then take them out! If you still have the Roof Rack on from the summer holidays then take it off and leave it in the garage until you need it next year. On average every 50kg extra will increase your petrol consumption by 2%. There is no need to use your car as a moving storage box, keeping your golf clubs etc in your garage/loft/shed instead of your car will save you money.

External fixings on your car (like a roof box) also increase your cars aerodynamic drag because they change the air flow over your car. So to travel at the speed you normally travel at the engine has to work harder using more fuel. So remove internal and external items from your car because they are weighing you down and affecting your aerodynamics!

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