“In a typical family sedan, every 10 miles per hour you drive over 60 is like the price of gasoline going up about 54 cents a gallon,” reports CNN Money. The faster you drive, the more air builds up in front of the car and the low pressure drag behind the car increases as well. Of course, you’re also getting to your destination faster. So the question is, what’s more important, time or money?

[via Consumer World Blog] (Photo: Getty)

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