Your best MPGs...

"Frosted" (frostedbuns) 02/14/2014 at 16:20 • Filed to: None

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Got this in my 03 XC70 on a ~30 mile drive from school to home. To put it in perspective, the EPA rating is like 17-21 MPGs and I RARELY get over 20.

For Sweden > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:21

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As an S80 driver...is this witchcraft?

505Turbeaux > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:22

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downhill! I have only ever seen this on a manual 850 n/a wagon, or my 745 turbodiesel manual used to pull it off most of the time

Party-vi > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:22

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1) Did you reset before your drive?

2) Was this on highway or around town?

Where have all the lightweights gone? > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:23

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Should we exclude hybrids from this thread? The best I've done is in the mid-40's on my g/f's C-Max. It included a fair amount of both surface road and interstate driving.

Flavien Vidal > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:25

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7.8l/100km (30mpg) in my C4 on the way back from NY to Montreal... With a couple accelerations up to 250kph in the mountains when no one was around :)

Bytemite > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:25

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I get 60 MPG from school to home..

daender > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:25

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I can eek out 29-32 mpg with the Miata even though the EPA says I should be getting 26-28 mpg tops.

EL_ULY > For Sweden 02/14/2014 at 16:26

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lol right?

jariten1781 > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:30

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I have never, in any car I've ever owned, gotten more than the EPA numbers on a tank.

crowmolly > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:30

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46.3 on a 40 mile trip. Not hybrid or hypermiling, just regular flow of traffic everyday commute.

HammerheadFistpunch > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:31

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I got 15.5 once.

I got 51 in my wife's car one time.

André - Volvo4Life > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:31

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We average 34MPG on the 2013 Sentra.

Makes me like the CVT! More gas money for the fun cars!

/runsandhides

Frosted > Party-vi 02/14/2014 at 16:31

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I reset before leaving the parking lot of my school so about 10 minutes around town and 35 on a highway.

Joe_Limon > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:31

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200 empeegees

Frosted > For Sweden 02/14/2014 at 16:32

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Eco driving to the max. I didn't go over 60mph (speed limit is 45/55 depending on road conditions, roads were wet at the time).

Frosted > Bytemite 02/14/2014 at 16:33

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What're you driving?

DirtyBird > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:33

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the most ive ever gotten in my 2000 (Trans Am) Firehawk ( 5.7L LS1 and T56 6 speed) is 33.6 doing 60 on the highway and even going through Los Angeles rush hour on the highway. ( mpgs calculated by dividing the miles since last fill up with gallons put in at current fill up)

Frosted > Where have all the lightweights gone? 02/14/2014 at 16:34

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Even hybrids can get some extraordinary MPGs so post 'em up.

duurtlang > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:34

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Probably about 47 mpg (US) in one of these. I will have to add that it was a diesel with a manual. You didn't really have to try that hard to get numbers like that, it was realistic as long as you avoided stop and go traffic and 80 mph highway runs.

Still, it's rather good for an (almost) midsize car from the 80s.

Frosted > 505Turbeaux 02/14/2014 at 16:37

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Road was fairly level/no sudden elevation changes. The highest I can usually manage is 24 so this is a pleasant sight.

Stupidru > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:37

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I squeaked out 27.4mpg with my LGT when the EPA estimated 25 (not so impressive), but I also did get 29.1mpg out of my wife's Forester XT (EPA 24mpg)

Frosted > jariten1781 02/14/2014 at 16:37

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I always get way below the EPA numbers. This is a rarity.

GTI MkVII > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:38

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Used to manage upwards of 35 MPG in my 97 Civic a few years back. Think the most I ever saw was 38 or 39 on a trip from Orlando to Ft. Lauderdale (all highway driving when it was only about 50 or 60 degrees and very little humidity).

Lately though, I average about 28 MPG city. I blame it on wear and tear as well as more ethanol going into gas these days.

Desu-San-Desu > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:39

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1991 Audi 80 Quattro 5MT: I average around 24, but I've gotten as high as 31. Oddly enough, the gearing gives me the best mileage around town, as the engine rev's pretty high on the highway.

1987 Honda Prelude 5MT: Same issue as the Audi- better mileage in town. Averaged around 27mpg, but got as high as 34 one time.

1994 Subaru Legacy AWD 4AT: Averaged around 20mpg, but it got as high as 31 on the highway pretty consistently.

1997 Saturn SC2 5MT: Averaged around 27mpg, but could get 36mpg on the highway. When it ran.

1994 Hyundai Excel 3dr 5MT: Motherfucking 41mpg combined, with a recorded 57mpg on the highway. I routinely got 46mpg on average for my commute. Hell yeah!

Takuro Spirit > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:40

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39.9mpg in my '95 Neon SOHC 5-speed. Driving down to TN, measured between fuel stops. So 99.9% highway.

505Turbeaux > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:40

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oh it is a beautiful thing!

BeaterGT > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:42

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Would calculate it myself before trusting the car's numbers. I've gotten 26 in my Z28, 43 in a Saturn SL, and a whopping 23 in my LGT. Manual transmissions are a beautiful thing.

BeaterGT > DirtyBird 02/14/2014 at 16:43

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3.42 gears for the win!

lone_liberal > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:43

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I averaged 30mpg in my 2005 Mustang GT when driving up to my wife's grandmother's house, which is about a 2.5 hour drive on rural highways. That car was usually right around 17mpg around town.

BeaterGT > Stupidru 02/14/2014 at 16:44

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Haven't gone above 23 in my LGT. That 27.4 must have been a road trip!

Party-vi > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:45

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That'll do it. With a light foot and mostly highway miles I've been able to get my computer to read 30mpg in my E46.

The WB > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 16:49

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Best I ever did was 30.5 mpg on a 180 mile trip from college home in my '94 Volvo 850. Mostly flat, but some hills here and there.

Worst I ever did was 11MPG, same exact route, in my Mustang.

Bytemite > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 17:02

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Hyundai elantra

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 17:07

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I am attempting to do 30 MPG on my Lexus.

Impossible? No, silly boys!

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > 505Turbeaux 02/14/2014 at 17:23

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I know right? My V70AWD with a little extra boost... um... I think I maybe got like 23 once.... maybe. with a tail wind. and it needed high octane too....

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 17:27

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If I keep it below 55, shift into 6th early and often, and move with traffic rather than faster than traffic I can pull about 43mpg out of the FieSTa... if I drive it like I WANT to that number gets closer to 20.

J. Walter Weatherman > HammerheadFistpunch 02/14/2014 at 17:31

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15.5 is impressive for the Canyonero. I don't know if I have ever gotten that much. I don't really keep track, but I would be surprised if I ever did more than 14 over the course of a full tank.

I got bored one week in my TDI and decided to see how good of mileage I could get on my commute. With some help from green lights, I can do about 40 on the way to work, and 70 on the way home from work, for an average of around 55 for the round trip (I bet you can guess the direction of elevation change between my house and my office). I don't nearly have the patience to consistently get those numbers, though. I tend to use liberal amounts of the go-pedal and usually average something like 35mpg.

Singhjr96 > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 17:42

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For me it really does depend on how much traffic there is. If there's not a lot and I'm in the mood 15-25mpg (there's this one really curvy mountain road on my way home) :) If there's no traffic and i'm not in the mood (rarely) I'll get 35 or 40 on average. there's this one bit I always get 60+ mpg on, and it isn't even on a hill, just flat. in traffic like 26 which is what it's rated at.

AM3R > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 17:45

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Managed to get 34.2 mpg in my 328i driving back from the dealership I bought it from about an hour from my house. I was happy, but I haven't seen that mileage again haha. I'm getting around 18 right now (middle of winter, almost only city driving).

HammerheadFistpunch > J. Walter Weatherman 02/14/2014 at 17:48

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thing is, it was fully loaded with like 1500 lbs of gear. Torque don't care. I'll be making the same run (to moab) this sunday and Ill see how winter gas affects it. Man you gotta get up to moab sometime and do some wheeling.

J. Walter Weatherman > HammerheadFistpunch 02/14/2014 at 17:54

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I know. I really want to. Once my leg heals up better, I am hoping I can convince a few of my mountain biking friends to make the trip with me.

On the bright side, yesterday I rode a bike for the first time since my accident. I think I am still a ways off from doing serious mountain biking, but it felt really good to just pedal around town for a bit.

HammerheadFistpunch > J. Walter Weatherman 02/14/2014 at 17:56

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congrats, its a bummer you a re in peak AZ riding weather with a bum knee. We are just wheeling in Moab, my buddy and me and taking our 2 year olds.

J. Walter Weatherman > HammerheadFistpunch 02/14/2014 at 18:04

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Yeah, the biggest race in this area is this weekend (24 Hours in the Old Puebl0) and I am really bummed that I can't ride in it. The weather is PERFECT this year. All my friends are going to be in it, so I am at least going to head out there and make sure their beer doesn't go stale while they are on the trails :)

Stupidru > BeaterGT 02/14/2014 at 18:42

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Sure was! On ethanol-free gas, drafting behind someone doing about 65mph the entire way

Awe_thentiX > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 18:50

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I typically get anywhere from 20 to 25 on the highway in my '04 SRT-4. I've gotten 65 mpg on an entire 4 hour trip across Missouri.

BeaterGT > Stupidru 02/14/2014 at 19:03

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I think I'll call you "Tamefoot"

DarrenMR > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 20:07

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I usually get about 27mpg in my 90 miata.

midengineer > Frosted 02/14/2014 at 22:20

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19.1 but lately I've had closer to 15, its been awful.

ZiptieMcBumper > Frosted 02/15/2014 at 12:38

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27.5 MPG. Without fail, every tank.

'06 WRX

Ian Niederer > Frosted 02/15/2014 at 13:07

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5spd Manual Tdi, so easy 50-60mpg with moderate hypermiling/ neutral coasting to a stop whenever possible

HammerheadFistpunch > J. Walter Weatherman 02/18/2014 at 19:31

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so it was 15 mpg even going down, 12.6 mpg crawling around (I know!), with 15.12 coming home.