Mileage Calculation...
10-12-2007, 06:54 AM
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Mileage Calculation...
Type: Automatic RX8 2006
I use both auto and manual modes. Drive aggressive... Mostly Hwy driving.
Mileage: 6800km
Gas: Premium (Pioneer or Sunoco)
Price: 1.04
KM: 387 approx. Used the trip recorder to check the km. From a full to
empty tank of gas. (Red light empty warning light comes on)
Amount: $54.06
I use both auto and manual modes. Drive aggressive... Mostly Hwy driving.
Mileage: 6800km
Gas: Premium (Pioneer or Sunoco)
Price: 1.04
KM: 387 approx. Used the trip recorder to check the km. From a full to
empty tank of gas. (Red light empty warning light comes on)
Amount: $54.06
Last edited by Leesha; 10-12-2007 at 08:14 AM.
10-12-2007, 08:02 AM
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Type: Automatic RX8 2006
I use both auto and manual modes. Drive aggressive... Mostly Hwy driving.
Mileage: 6800km
Gas: Premium (Pioneer or Sunoco)
Price: 1.04
KM: 387 approx. Used the trip recorder to check the km. From a full to
empty tank of gas. (Red light empty warning light comes on)
Amount: $54.06
I use both auto and manual modes. Drive aggressive... Mostly Hwy driving.
Mileage: 6800km
Gas: Premium (Pioneer or Sunoco)
Price: 1.04
KM: 387 approx. Used the trip recorder to check the km. From a full to
empty tank of gas. (Red light empty warning light comes on)
Amount: $54.06
Hmmmm.....for mostly highway driving I'd expect to see a good bit over 400 on mine. But not that much of a difference I guess.
Maybe MT is more efficient, though I would have thought that to be counter-intuitive!?!?
10-12-2007, 08:10 AM
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The last time I filled up it was around 405km. (52.166L @ 106.5c/L) $55.56 I guess it depends on how much hwy driving I do. That last reading was 50/50. I'm trying it again. Record your's at your next fill up.
Someone else on here wrote me and she only got about 300km on a full tank; city driving, BC.
Someone else on here wrote me and she only got about 300km on a full tank; city driving, BC.
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10-12-2007, 08:30 AM
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Type: Automatic RX8 2006
I use both auto and manual modes. Drive aggressive... Mostly Hwy driving.
Mileage: 6800km
Gas: Premium (Pioneer or Sunoco)
Price: 1.04
KM: 387 approx. Used the trip recorder to check the km. From a full to
empty tank of gas. (Red light empty warning light comes on)
Amount: $54.06
I use both auto and manual modes. Drive aggressive... Mostly Hwy driving.
Mileage: 6800km
Gas: Premium (Pioneer or Sunoco)
Price: 1.04
KM: 387 approx. Used the trip recorder to check the km. From a full to
empty tank of gas. (Red light empty warning light comes on)
Amount: $54.06
I have an MT, 80% hwy driving, and I prob average a little over 420k a tank.
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10-12-2007, 09:07 AM
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I drive the same as daddyG, about 80% Highway. I last filled up 53L of Esso Premium, having gone 480km. I regularily average about 10.5 -11.5L per 100km.
I have 91,000km an 6spd manual.
Juergen
I have 91,000km an 6spd manual.
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10-12-2007, 09:15 AM
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I yeild around 420km/tank at dipping a littler bit below the "E"
And sunoco, I also believe the 94 burns alot faster the 91 Shell's.. thats you you get tha kind of mileage, and also, auto has a big effect.
And sunoco, I also believe the 94 burns alot faster the 91 Shell's.. thats you you get tha kind of mileage, and also, auto has a big effect.
10-12-2007, 01:12 PM
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Speaking of the Sunoco 94 (I use Esso 91 mostly) - do you find any different in performance over a 91 octane?
10-12-2007, 02:51 PM
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You will find with SUnoco 94 your mileage is always worse than with the 91 of other stations. This is because Sunoco has 10% ethanol, which is used to increas octane. The disadvantage of this is ethanol requires a richer air/fuel ratio than regular gasoline. About 15% richer. So this affects your mileage.
10-12-2007, 03:47 PM
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About 380 mostly non-highway driving before my fuel light comes on - about 54 litres to refill. It kinda sucks, but my wife's new small SUV - a Grand Vitara JLXL - is worse.
10-13-2007, 11:39 AM
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That could be why mine is so low...I fill up at Sunoco 94. I'll try 91 and see the difference.
10-13-2007, 12:52 PM
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doesnt your car have the padel shift? i don't really know about RX8 AT but i know the new AT model for most cars save way more gas than manual does. Once i was at NIssan dealer, i had seen the new nissan altima eats only 9.8L/100km with 3.5L(or3.0L i forgot)!
k, my full tank gas got 435 km once, but about 400 was from Highway....91 oct
k, my full tank gas got 435 km once, but about 400 was from Highway....91 oct
10-13-2007, 02:35 PM
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shell v power 91 is way better mileage vs sunoco's 94, but then i should be running 94 with boost, Lessha, you could get away with 91!, much cheaper too!
10-13-2007, 02:42 PM
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I believe you because my second reading was with a different gas station and I got 405km/tank, (52.166L @ 106.5c/L) $55.56
I am on my third reading will list the results soon.
I am on my third reading will list the results soon.
10-13-2007, 06:33 PM
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Give Me A Break ..
You buy a nice car and you want to nickel and dime the gas milage ???
Let me tell you this story when I bought my AT back in 2004.
I said what !! when they told me I had to pay 10 cents a litre more for an 8.
Then I did the math. 50 litres a week = $ 5.00. 50 weeks a year = 50 x $5.00 = $250 a year. As a good Italian Boy ( not me ) would say... Forget About It !!
Enjoy the Car .... Even though you have to drive it in Hamilton ....
Let me tell you this story when I bought my AT back in 2004.
I said what !! when they told me I had to pay 10 cents a litre more for an 8.
Then I did the math. 50 litres a week = $ 5.00. 50 weeks a year = 50 x $5.00 = $250 a year. As a good Italian Boy ( not me ) would say... Forget About It !!
Enjoy the Car .... Even though you have to drive it in Hamilton ....
10-14-2007, 12:35 AM
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I don't drive my car very hard typically... For the most part its hwy driving at 120kmh in 6th gear (to and from work)
From full to Red-Light last time I got around 315km... That is pathetic...
I should probably have something looked at, correct? Like, a plugged cat or something? I don't know...
From full to Red-Light last time I got around 315km... That is pathetic...
I should probably have something looked at, correct? Like, a plugged cat or something? I don't know...
10-14-2007, 07:16 AM
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I've noticed an increase in mileage since i have strictly been using 91 octance instead of 94. I just took a trip to toronto from kingston and got 508km on a full tank.....light was on for about 5 minutes before I filled up. Cost me 58 dollars to fill.......believe gas was 101xx for 91 octane. Usually in the city I average about 320 -340/ tanks......higway about 440+. From what I can see everyone seems to get slighlty different results
ps- I should add that this last trip was taken after I had installed my sr motorsports high flo cat.....there was a slight increase in mileage- about 30-40km per tank from what I can notice.
ps- I should add that this last trip was taken after I had installed my sr motorsports high flo cat.....there was a slight increase in mileage- about 30-40km per tank from what I can notice.
10-14-2007, 11:55 AM
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I like it A LOT.....if we were rating a stock rx8 at a 5....then with the high flo cat I would say its an 7.......this is all subjective of course..........if you want I can take a short vid and send it to you via pm........just let me know. I dont have a cat back.......yet. more concerned with suspension stuff...the stock cat back is pretty decent as you dont get much gains from aftermarket exhausts.
10-14-2007, 12:11 PM
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No thanks, I don't need a video. You can't really tell how loud something is from a video. I ask because I've been casually considering a high flow cat but I really don't want my car any louder than it already is.