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Speed demon (previously Road rage) and Sunday driver perks fuel economy tests & suggestion. 40.26 UPDATE: New test. Same car, same distance, same conditions. 1. No perks still best. 2. Speed demon +5.94% fuel consumption compared to no perk. Still sucks as a positive perk, but it's not as bad as before. 3. Sunday driver +105.38% fuel consumption compared to no perk. Avoid. Bonus: 4. Idling fuel consumption seems not to be affected by perks. Proof of test: (I repaired the car to 100% before each test with Cheat Menu) https://imgur.com/a/2wO1cpu SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT: Sunday driver 1. Under any circumstance this should be just a meagre +1 perk. It's at least a +3. Fuel's finite, yo & driving so slow sucks a lot. 1a. Keep it as a +1 but ditch the increased fuel usage. 2. Separate the perk into 2 new mutually exclusive perks: Learner driver and Slow driver. Learner driver +3 You're a inexperienced driver and you don't drive fast. You drive inefficiently. Max speed 30 mph +105.38% fuel consumption Mutually exclusive with Economical driver and Experienced driver (see below). So basically what Sunday driver does now. You still might consider toning the fuel consumption to a less severe level, i.e. +25% Slow driver +1 You know that slow but steady wins the race. Max speed 30 mph Fuel consumption not affected. Speed demon 1. A positive perk should not have a negative effect (increased fuel consumption). 2. Driving so fast constantly is actually annoying and dangerous, only resulting in releasing "W" key more often and listening to unpleasant revving engine audio. 3. Also, when driving 120 mph you only get the game to micro stutter when loading the map ahead (I have PZ installed on SSD) so, yeah, top speed increase is not the way to go imo. 4. Engines do not spin up to 5000 RPM in an instant after starting In-game it works OK when engine is already running, tough (it takes a short moment to get to 5000 RPM). 5. Split the perk into 2 new mutually exclusive perks: Experienced driver -3 You know how to handle a car. Fuel consumption -25% Slower degradation of all vehicle parts when driving. Economical driver -1 You know how to drive efficiently. Fuel consumption -15% It would be OK to take Slow driver with Experienced driver or Economical driver. Old tests: