39 mpg thus the cargo box on the roof increased fuel consumption by about 5 compared to the baseline.
Roof bag gas mileage.
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.
Beyond that the two items tested with the least impact on gas mileage were the paddle board and thule luggage carrier both of which caused about a 19 percent decrease in fuel economy or 5 5.
At 52 pounds it is relatively heavy duty roof top carrier.
Even though they might look like they cut through the wind they.
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.
With this rear hitch the rear lid will operate.
A drop of 7 percent may not sound like much but it adds up over time.
42 mpg roof rack with thule dynamic 800 aerodynamic cargo box.
Any roof carrier will cut your mpg significantly.
5 9 l 100 km approx.
Say you drive your car 200 miles in a week which is easy to do with even a short work commute.
Do roof top cargo bags affect gas mileage question.
Steel wind fairing helps to reduce wind resistance and noise as well as improve gas mileage.
I have roof rails on my 2015 honda odyssey but to me its looks like the hitch cargo carrier is better.
2010 ford edge with roof racks and we averaged 35 miles per gallon.
Just wondering your recommendation.
Everything in the carrier remained 100 dry the bag stayed secure with no rips or damage and we got better gas mileage than we have ever gotten with that car so needless to say we were shocked.
This means that adding an empty roof rack to a car that usually gets 35 mpg will drop the gas mileage to 32 5 mpg.
I am currently your biggest fan.
2 justin roof bag roof top cargo carrier bag 19 cubic feet 3 roofbag rooftop cargo carrier bag 15 cubic feet.
5 6 l 100 km approx.
The same of course applies to roof racks and other cargo accessories.
Im definitely buying from you guys.
Hi do you guys prefer a hitch cargo carriers over a roof bag.
I have a 2009 chrylser aspen and at the end of the month will be driving from ny to south carolina i will be traveling with my wife two children and mother in law so space is extremely limited.
40 mpg roof mounted thule xtender 739 ski carrier with skis.
It is a sturdy sporty rack made from high quality parts.
Much more than any roof carrier just completed 4 900 mile road trip with 4 adults luggage for 20 days and it worked great.
