Urban and highway fuel economy CVS tests were performed on three automobiles having different size engines-4, 6 and 8 cylinders. The vehicles were tested at sixteen combinations of inertia weight settings and total road loads to simulate a wide range of weight/power ratios. Sensitivity of the vehicles to changes in total road load during the highway cycle and in inertia weight settings during the urban cycle were noted. Comments on driveability at certain ratios were recorded. Lastly, tests at selected weight/power ratios were performed using a 5-speed gearbox vehicle to study the fuel economy effect of changes in overall gear ratios.


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    Title :

    Effects on Fuel Economy and Driveability of Varying Dynamometer Road Load and Inertia Weight


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    1979 SAE International Fall Fuels and Lubricants Meeting and Exhibition ; 1979



    Publication date :

    1979-02-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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