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 Spare tire. do u remove or leave in boot?, for better fuel consumption

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LemonKnight
post Oct 17 2016, 10:58 AM

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I think you will gain like 0.5%-1% better fuel economy from removing the spare tyre.

The gain's insignificant, there are better ways to save fuel out there, yo!
LemonKnight
post Oct 18 2016, 07:58 PM

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QUOTE(jwrx @ Oct 18 2016, 07:16 PM)
of course it does, every kg off your vehicle helps. A Myvi is only 980kg, 30 kg is almost 5% weight reduction.

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/29/greenli...les-efficiency/
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Hold up, I don't think a Myvi's spare tyre and kit weigh more than 30kg. They should be a lot lighter than that.

 

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