May 22, 2011
Cover on a Pickup truck save Gas?
Does covering the back of a pickup truck with a shell or tonneau cover save me some Gas?
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Yes, get the cover. Its not a huge difference but it works. I lower my tailgate when on the highway.
no its best to leave the tailgate up like the way you bought it the air come off the top or the cab then hits the tailgate and an almost circle of air forms and then the rest of the air goes of that air bubble in the bed or whatever…..I SAW IT ON MYTH BUSTERS AND THE MOST EFFICIENT THING TO DO IS LEAVE IT ALONE!
I go with the ‘air bubble’ reply. Also, yhou are adding more weight to the total of the truck. Heavier truck, lower mileage.
I’ve had both…
On one truck (fullsize longbed) I had a soft roll-up tonneau cover. I did not notice any difference in mileage.
On my current truck (fullsize shortbed) I have a fiberglass cab-height camper shell. Highway only driving, I think it has improved my mileage but it is so minimal it is hard to say that it is the shell. I notice more between my street and offroad tires. Any gain that I am getting with the shell is probably being offset by the added weight.
A friend of mine had a soft tonneau on his fullsize shortbed and he couldn’t tell a difference with his either.