Hypermiling in a Hummer

[HummerRox]

Has anybody ever tried to hypermile in the Hummer?
Dont get me wrong, I am not insulting Hummers or anything, but has anybody tried it?
Please let me know if you have, or will.

[KenP]

I've read about this and even seen a show on hypermiling and it can be dangerous if you're into "advanced hypermiling". Some techniques can be illegal.

From what I've gleened from several articles is look much farther down the road so you can avoid using the brakes as much as possible. Accelerate slowly and smoothly, get off gas going downhill, safely draft (not tailgate), and then a whole bunch of other unsafe things like tailgating, riding in the blind spot of big rigs to use the suction effect, driving at 50 mph on the highway and cutting the engine.

I'm sure someone out there will chime in with the proper and legal way to do it.

[HummerRox]

haha...I just learned something.

But yea im also interested in the mpg you would get by doing it with a Hummer. lol

btw I like your signature!

[KenP]

http://www.automotive.com/auto-news/02/37241/index.html

AAA Advises Hypermilers to Avoid Dangerous Fuel-Saving Techniques - Auto News from June 27, 2008

Examples of the dangerous hypermiling techniques include cutting off the vehicle's engine or putting it in neutral to coast on a roadway, tailgating or drafting larger vehicles, rolling through stop signs and driving at erratic and unsafe speeds. "These practices can put motorists in a treacherous situation where they could lose power steering and brakes or be unable to react to quickly changing traffic conditions," Doney said.

[Agriv8r]

surely this is all made up....noone would entertain thoughts of actually doing these things....

[HummerHippy]

I'm not a fanatic...I dont think ...but I dont jack rabbit start, i'm pretty even on the gas, I look ahead, I try to stay below 70 on the highway, and I get 20mpg in my H3. I dont do any drafting!

[3Hummer]

lets see i do that neutral thing if i see a stop light ahead and what not, i use cruise control ALL THE TIME, i tend to follow the speed limit, and im very light on the as while accelerating, and i get average about 16 mpgs in my h3, not bad considering hte estimated 14 city and most of my driving is city, also my friends got a 3, hardly gets abotu 14.5 mpg's

[Albie]

you know i slap my big guy into N every once in a while when heading down to the strip... its all down hill..

[HumminNBoatin']

I would love to see someone try and hypermile an H2. I can see it now a guy jumping out of his H2 at a stop light get his 6500# + H2 moving at a jogging pace before leaping into it and running himself over.

I think this guy was trying to Hypermile and be cool about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9fQUGJyUjQ

[Yetti]

Originally Posted by HumminNBoatin'

I would love to see someone try and hypermile an H2. I can see it now a guy jumping out of his H2 at a stop light get his 6500# + H2 moving at a jogging pace before leaping into it and running himself over.

I think this guy was trying to Hypermile and be cool about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9fQUGJyUjQ

I don't think you understand much about hyper miling. the trick is the vehicle must get good economy when wind resitance is removed. the idea here is that H3 & H2 suck fuel sitting still. add the fact your fling down the road in a very large brick and your pretty much screwed.

[Big Z]

Originally Posted by Albie

you know i slap my big guy into N every once in a while when heading down to the strip... its all down hill..

Just courious Does P-Town have a couple Seemore's, and how many times you seen my rig runnin around??

And, if it's the same hill, HELL, that's a 80MPH idle down!!

[Albie]

Originally Posted by Big Z

Just courious Does P-Town have a couple Seemore's, and how many times you seen my rig runnin around??

And, if it's the same hill, HELL, that's a 80MPH idle down!!

LOL I dont live in Pasadena anymore.. But i used to come down LAKE on my Bike @ around 45mph...