Re: Honda Motorwerks Invites Consumer Reports to Put Hybrids to the Test
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Originally Posted by lars-ss
That's FABULOUS !! I'd love to be there when that test is done. Boy, I hope CR takes the challenge !!
What in God's name did CR do to get 26 MPG in an HCH? Floor it the whole test? Drive around the block once in 100 degree heat with the A/C on Max?
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I got 27 miles per hour once by resetting Trip-A at the base of a really long incline, blasting the AC, and gunning the engine at the same time. After 7 minutes of that abuse, I managed to drainthe IMA to 2 bars too. 
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