Tailgate Up or Down?

The MythBusters team speculated that the presence of the tailgate created a “bubble” of trapped air in the truck bed.

I’ve heard, all my life, that if you drive your pickup with the tailgate in the down position, you’ll get better gas mileage. They even sell tailgate nets so to keep the items in the bed but allow airflow. So, should you drive up or down? I did some research here and I’ll present the results.

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