Thule Roof Rack Gas Mileage

I now drive around with just the cross bars on and add adapters as needed for bikes or boats.

Thule roof rack gas mileage.

5 9 l 100 km approx. The control test the tourx without roof rails. Didn t track that closely last time i did a long drive with boats on the roof but i think it was a slightly worse than with bikes. 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.

39 mpg thus the cargo box on the roof increased fuel consumption by about 5 compared to the baseline. Car was getting 26 27 mpg. The roof rack mpg experiment 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. 42 mpg roof rack with thule dynamic 800 aerodynamic cargo box.

6 0 l 100 km approx. Mileage went from 41 mpg at 65 mph to 40 mpg. 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. Thule edge and thule evo.

5 6 l 100 km approx. With the racks on and bikes on the roof it is 24 25. The next generation of roof racks. The low profile thule edge system offers a sleek integrated design while the thule evo system maximizes the loading area and comes with a variety of load bar options.

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. 40 mpg roof mounted thule xtender 739 ski carrier with skis.