Subaru Legacy Serving Colorado Springs

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Subaru Legacy Serving Colorado Springs Fuel Economy
There was a time when people said they believed in only two things reliably: death and taxes. Of course, everyone who drives a gasoline-powered vehicle knows very well, the list now contains three reliable things: death, death and repeated trips to the pump. the cost of petrol sprialling forever upwards. Of course, your Subaru Legacy takes some of the sting out of the third item on that list. With Subaru Legacy 2.5i models fully equipped with Continuously Variable Transmission racking up an EPA-estimated fuel economy of up to 32 miles per gallon, it's easy to see why the Subara Legacy is so widely noted for getting some of the best fuel economy in its segment. However, that doesn't mean fuel economy enthusiasts, which make up a notably dedicated and almost obsessed fan base, can't think of ways to eek out a little more mileage per drop of fuel. Even your Subaru Legacy, with Subaru Legacy Sales to Colorado Springs, Serving Colorado Springs Area Subaru Legacy Customers with Used Subaru Legacy Quotes for Colorado Springs from Subaru of Pueblo could, possibly, top even its own numbers. There are a number of tips and strategies out there for doing just that. Here are a few.
 
Subaru Legacy Serving Colorado Springs Slow Down
While getting even a small amount of additional fuel economy out of your Subaru Legacy isn't rocket science or brain surgery, it is a bit of physics. Simply put, the more wind resistance your Subaru Legacy is up against, the more fuel will be needed to overcome that resistance. This is the reason aerodynamics has become so very and overwhelmingly important in the last decade or so but all the clever engineering design in the world cannot undo the fact that wind resistances increases hugely and unavoidable the faster you drive in your Subaru Legacy. Every additional ten miles per hour that you drive can cost you as much as 15 percent of your fuel economy. So the faster you go, the sooner you'll have to return to the pump and shell out more of your hard-earned money to get back behind the wheel of your Subaru Legacy, only to floor it again and return to the pump all the sooner. It really turns into a vicious cycle. By slowing down that ten miles per hour, instead of speeding up, you save that 15 percent isn't in fuel economy and your time between fill-ups becomes longer. Lower speeds also are safer and are more relaxing, so go a long way toward reducing driver fatigue, in addition to improving and enhancing fuel economy in your Subaru Legacy, all the while arriving at your destination at about the same time you would have driving too fast.
 
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Subaru Legacy Serving Colorado Springs Easy on the Uphill
There really is no need to accelerate when you are driving your Subaru Legacy up a hill. While this sounds counter intuitive, studies show that fuel economy dramatically decreases when the accelerator is applied while driving up a hill. This means that while the driver's natural tendency may be to try to drive faster to get up that hill, if the point is to improve fuel economy, then it's time to take it easy on the hills. Instead of applying the accelerator in your Subaru Legacy, instead try to maintain the speed you were driving before you approached the hill or let the engine roll down a little slower. You'll still make it up the hill and you won't burn additional gas to do it.
 
Subaru Legacy Serving Colorado Springs Check the Tire Pressure
Again, science rears its head in the pursuit of improved fuel economy. It is a driving fact that under-inflated tires produce great fiction between the road and their own tread and rubber. The greater that friction, the harder the engine in your Subaru Legacy will have to work in order to get those wheels and tires moving and a harder working engine requires a greater amount of fuel from the ever-emptying fuel tank. So, in short, under-inflated tires really dunk the fuel economy, with one studying noting fuel economy in a vehicle with under-inflated tires is lowered by 0.4 percent for every one pound of under-inflated pressure in all four tires. So, switching from science to math, if your tires are ten pounds below the recommended pressure, your Subaru Legacy will lose a whopping 4 percent of its fuel economy. That said, this is not a case for over-inflating tires as that also is not a good thing. What you want is to find that sweet spot, the recommended inflation rate to bring your tires to the recommended pressure and achieve a good balance between fuel economy, handling and ride. When in doubt about the recommended air pressure in your tires, check the side of the tire for the tire manufacturer's recommendation.