Does it truly help mpgs?

 

my truck gets about 1 mpg more with the soft tonneau cover on it

 

Only if you get the wing on it. seriously big heavy trucks eat gas. Driving slower is the only thing I have found to make a significant difference on mpg.

 

i have read on here that one of the bed covers get you about 1.4 mpg more...it does have less drag ....think ..that tailgate causes alot of drag stickin up there

 

Believe they did a Mythbusters episode on this very topic. I don't remember exactly, but seem to recall the testers didn't see any increase in MPG's with a cover on the bed. The best result came from a mesh tailgate. Enjoy...

 

^Yep, Mythbusters confirmed that it does not help... sadly. LOL

 

Whats a mesh tailgate

 

Lherna07 wrote :

"Whats a mesh tailgate ?"

It's generally made of wide webbing material. They are pretty cheap and you used to see a lot more of them around some years back. I rarely see them these days.

There are also some made of steel for commercial applications. Air flows through them as well.

 

No I do not think it does. At least for me I can't tell any difference. The fuel economy was about the same before and after mounting the Bak Flip F1.

I hope nobody buys a bed cover thinking it will improve fuel mileage and for that reason only.

 

If I remember that episode correctly, they were testing tailgate up vs tailgate down, and found the gas mileage was better with it up by a good margin. This test did not include a bed cover so I don't know if it will help or not. I frequently put stuff in and out of the bed of my truck so a cover would just be a PITA.