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The French Guy
03-01-2004, 05:27 PM
Hi everybody!

Ok there’s my MPG from a RX-8 GT 2004, Canadian car with 4,801 Km (2,982 Miles) at the departure.


Cruising speed = 110 Km/h = (68.3 MPH)
Ottawa – Montréal = 189 Km ( 117.43 Miles)
Gas = 19.25 L (4.23 Gallons)

So, 117.43 Miles divided by 4.23 Gallons = 27.7 MPG

Serge

jniamehr
03-01-2004, 05:46 PM
are you sure? this sounds odd

Texas 8
03-01-2004, 05:55 PM
I believe we have a new world record....

jniamehr
03-01-2004, 06:15 PM
lolol... Im averagine like 13 mpg right now.... Im calling up my mazda dealership to get my ECU reflashed...

The French Guy
03-01-2004, 06:18 PM
No BS! I was with my wife and 2 kids (11 and 6) in the back. All the systems TCS etc. were ON.

The only thing I can think of, is the anti-pollution system. Maybe we don’t have the same norms in Canada (?????)

It would be interesting if another Canadian member gave us his MPG.

Serge

poison123
03-01-2004, 06:22 PM
Actually your calcs are wrong.

19.25 liters = 5.08531199 US gallons

Thats about 23mpg

The French Guy
03-01-2004, 06:25 PM
Here in Canada we go with Imperial gallon
witch is: 1 gallon = 4.54609 liters

poison123
03-01-2004, 06:30 PM
Thats nice, but your still only getting 23mpg in US terms.

Doctorr
03-01-2004, 06:45 PM
That would be why the threads title is 'Canadian........'

I regularly get 23mpg.....thats 19+ if you are figuring in U.S. gallons.
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The French Guy
03-01-2004, 08:21 PM
Well, there’s the difference! US gallon are smaller than the Imperial gallon. So if you do 23 mpg with a US gallon and we do 27.7 mpg with Imperial gallon, as far as I’am concern, it’s excellent!

So if you want your mpg to go up, come to Canada for a beer!!! That’s it!

iamcanadian
03-01-2004, 08:31 PM
Were metric so why are you even bothering with the conversion unless you want to compare it to the US numbers we see posted all of the time? Regardless, I get pretty much the exact same numbers as you on the highway . . . it is a lot worse in the city though!

zoom44
03-01-2004, 08:42 PM
because us 'mericuns wont do it for ourselves and would rather have you guys do it.;)

The French Guy
03-01-2004, 09:58 PM
Well iamcanadian I been brought up with gallons, ounces, quarts and so on. For me 9.2 L / 100 Km means nothing especially if I want to compare with guys in MPG!!!!

Anyway I don’t care for the MPG, otherwise I would have a Toyota Prius or a scooter!

Regards

Serge

Smoker
03-02-2004, 01:09 PM
Ottawa – Montréal = 189 Km ( 117.43 Miles)
Gas = 19.25 L (4.23 Gallons)

So that's 10.2L/100km, not too bad.

The French Guy
03-02-2004, 03:16 PM
I think too smoker! This car has a great performance and everything’s have a price!

Serge

vaughnc
03-02-2004, 03:18 PM
And why do Europeans & Candians list their height in feet & inches ?

The French Guy
03-02-2004, 04:57 PM
Do you know why we are in the $%?&&* metric?

We went metric when they raised the price of fuel!
So it’s look better 0.80 cents a liter than $3.60 a gallon!

But for old people like me (50), we still going with feet and gallon!