The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #104337   Message #2138077
Posted By: The Fooles Troupe
31-Aug-07 - 08:47 PM
Thread Name: BS: The Admiral & Mrs have Crashed
Subject: RE: BS: The Admiral & Mrs have Crashed
With 'normal' vehicles tests showed that the best average fuel economy was at about 50 MPH or 80Kmh - as the speed increases the wind resistance increases as the square ... not a linear increase ...
the extra resistance with a towed van or the higher one piece campervan things will get far more expensive very quickly.

Also, as the speed increases, 'aerodynamic lift' of the body shape can cause the front steering wheels to lose good contact, thus making life exciting...