It worked really well to make room in the back of the car for other things during my move.
Roof bag gas mileage.
He found that compared to the baseline of no roof rack the empty rack reduced his mpg by 12 7 and the roof rack with a bicycle reduced it by a whooping 27 3.
He compared the gas mileage of his car at 54 7 mph 88 kph with 1 no roof racks 2 an empty roof rack and 3 a mountain bike on the roof rack.
We drove a total of 1 581 miles.
The roof rack mpg experiment.
Anytime you put some on the roof of your vehicle gas mileage will suffer.
Off the showroom floor the regal tourx gets 21 miles per gallon in the city and 29 mpg highway for a combined fuel economy of 24 mpg.
Much more than any roof carrier just completed 4 900 mile road trip with 4 adults luggage for 20 days and it worked great.
The empty roof rack had a nearly 2 percent impact on fuel economy which translates to a little more than three quarters of a gallon of gas.
At 52 pounds it is relatively heavy duty roof top carrier.
6 0 l 100 km approx.
The control test the tourx without roof rails.
42 mpg roof rack with thule dynamic 800 aerodynamic cargo box.
Mileage went from 41 mpg at 65 mph to 40 mpg.
It really varies as to how much the mileage will suffer.
Everything in the carrier remained 100 dry the bag stayed secure with no rips or damage and we got better gas mileage than we have ever gotten with that car so needless to say we were shocked.
2010 ford edge with roof racks and we averaged 35 miles per gallon.
39 mpg thus the cargo box on the roof increased fuel consumption by about 5 compared to the baseline.
I have heard of people taking a big hit in gas mileage and i have also heard of people who claim a zero loss in gas mileage.
5 9 l 100 km approx.
2 justin roof bag roof top cargo carrier bag 19 cubic feet 3 roofbag rooftop cargo carrier bag 15 cubic feet.
With this rear hitch the rear lid will operate.
5 6 l 100 km approx.
This editor many years ago in a move across the country to oregon from michigan found that the highway mileage of a four cylinder accord dropped from more than 40 mpg down to 32 mpg with a.
Steel wind fairing helps to reduce wind resistance and noise as well as improve gas mileage.
It is a sturdy sporty rack made from high quality parts.
Drove from florida to new jersey about 1200 miles.
