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I could understand that cruise control is, now, a better and more complex system but it still cannot, for lack of a better word, adapt to the environment of a hilly area. For example, you as a driver are going to be able to see the hill half a mile ahead and you'll think oh I'll speed up a bit before I hit this hill. The cruise control won't be able to do that. It will maintain its set speed and continue along churning the engine harder when it hits that hill rather than speeding up a bit before hand to make the passing of the hill "easier".Yeah, you're definitely right about the going slower part. On my H2, it seems optimal to drive at around 60-70 and when it's really windy 55... I'd assume the Raptor is a bit better but probably not by much. Just food for thought, drafting behind an 18 wheeler at 100 feet will average approximately 11% of increased efficiency. This number was provided by the show Mythbusters. For the sake of the fine people of this forum, let's not get into the validity or credibility of the show Mythbusters. This statistic that I present to you all is just to provide some 'faith' to the benefits of drafting. With that said, you'll probably notice an even better increase in fuel economy due to the mere fact that you aren't speeding since 18 wheelers generally don't move that fast.
I could understand that cruise control is, now, a better and more complex system but it still cannot, for lack of a better word, adapt to the environment of a hilly area. For example, you as a driver are going to be able to see the hill half a mile ahead and you'll think oh I'll speed up a bit before I hit this hill. The cruise control won't be able to do that. It will maintain its set speed and continue along churning the engine harder when it hits that hill rather than speeding up a bit before hand to make the passing of the hill "easier".
Yeah, you're definitely right about the going slower part. On my H2, it seems optimal to drive at around 60-70 and when it's really windy 55... I'd assume the Raptor is a bit better but probably not by much. Just food for thought, drafting behind an 18 wheeler at 100 feet will average approximately 11% of increased efficiency. This number was provided by the show Mythbusters. For the sake of the fine people of this forum, let's not get into the validity or credibility of the show Mythbusters. This statistic that I present to you all is just to provide some 'faith' to the benefits of drafting. With that said, you'll probably notice an even better increase in fuel economy due to the mere fact that you aren't speeding since 18 wheelers generally don't move that fast.
