MVT Solutions has run tests on the Ex-Guard XG-150G2 grille guards, and reports that they had only a minimal impact of fuel economy, at -0.58 gal./1000 miles (-0.56%).
The MVTS tests were conducted on an International LT sleeper tractor with a Cummins X15 15-liter engine and 53-ft. dry van loaded to 46,000 lbs. Two vehicles ran simultaneously at 65 MPH on a nine-mile circle track near Pecos, Texas.
“The XG-150G2 showed it only had a small impact on fuel economy,” says Daryl Bear, lead engineer and chief operating officer of MVT Solutions. “Using the XG-150G2 will result in an additional fuel expense of only about $364 a year, which needs to be weighed against the cost of repairing a damaged front end.”
