Can switching off the airconditioning save fuel in the car?

Yes

no…both consumer reports and mythbusters agree… i spent 1200 dollars for AC why sweat your baIIs off..you may save a few cents in under 40 mph bumper to bumper traffic… just use it

In older cars yes. But in newer cars no. You will never see a difference in mileage.

no it wont save enough gas for you to actually notice on the newer vehicles ,today’s cars are built a lot better and use less as when using the air conditioner,so turning it off and rolling down a window doesn’t help save you enough gas to even notice,there’s been so many test done on this to prove that it doesn’t help that its ridiculous,what the test actually did do was prove that its cheaper to run the air than to roll down a window,good luck.

it makes sense to me…1 less thing running should conserve fuel. Have heard it doesn’t, but my gas gauge tells me differently.

HI
Yes it can depending on driving circumstance. If your just driving around town then yes as it less strain or drag on the motor. If you on the high way or free way then no as the turbulence that would be created by having the windows down create more drag on the car causing it to use more fuel.
Even tho I don’t know if the saving would be negotiable with in town driving.
good luck
tim

Guess what? The most recent Car and Driver Magazine just ran a test on fuel economy with a car that had air and a sunroof. They ran three tests at various speeds. At each speed the best fuel economy was had by running with the windows closed. The next best was at the same speeds with the sunroof open. Third was the windows rolled down. The worst fuel economy was recorded by running air conditioning.

no, they said using a/c or rolling down your windows are the same thing, also, removing heavy items from your car, keeping air pressure in your tires will. Stepping on you gas pedal will waste your fuel.

Of course everything you use in your care increase the use of fuel, even the use of lights. that’ss because everything is powered by the motor.

yes and no in the city where you are driving and doing a lot of idling and stopping it will save some if you turn it off but on the highway its better to use it you would burn more gas with the windows down than with the ac on