I got 26.2 mpg this week-end !!
06-01-2009, 06:46 PM
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Yeah I just started watching mine....14.97mpg it's just not cool at all. I was reading everyones averages in the 15-20 range and I'm falling just flat of bottom.
06-01-2009, 07:15 PM
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Wow... I was actually going to make a thread about this. 50/50 highway city, I get about 23.7mpg 
But I was in a massive traffic jam and did a huge amount of short trips. I'm sure I can get more than 500km from our measely 55litre tank.
Filled up 52 litres of 91 Ultramar.
Using 5w30
I don't baby it. Daily redlines, pretty hard turns, etc. But I use cruise control on highway
Stock Potenza's... 225/45zr/18
6 speed manual
470km on 50 litres or 13.2gallons which is about 23mpg
Missing anything else?
EDIT: Forgot to mention that my MPG gets better everytime for some reason... when I first go the car I got exactly 19.5mpg, now it's going higher and higher. Maybe it's due to cleaning up all the oil in the intake?
But I was in a massive traffic jam and did a huge amount of short trips. I'm sure I can get more than 500km from our measely 55litre tank. Filled up 52 litres of 91 Ultramar.
Using 5w30
I don't baby it. Daily redlines, pretty hard turns, etc. But I use cruise control on highway
Stock Potenza's... 225/45zr/18
6 speed manual
470km on 50 litres or 13.2gallons which is about 23mpg
Missing anything else?
EDIT: Forgot to mention that my MPG gets better everytime for some reason... when I first go the car I got exactly 19.5mpg, now it's going higher and higher. Maybe it's due to cleaning up all the oil in the intake?
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06-01-2009, 07:49 PM
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Well maybe a bit.
Nah, not really.
Who am I kidding? I did cheat sometimes and passed them at 150 km/h (93 m/h) uphill, just to show them what my 8 was made of (and also to heal my ego somewhat
) 'But it was all part of an experiment' lol
06-01-2009, 07:55 PM
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06-02-2009, 12:31 AM
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How are you canadians calculating MPG when you full up by the liter? And secondly, are you using an american gallon or the imperial?
I just don't see how a stock car gets anywhere near 26, even if the've got the cruise on 60ish.
I just don't see how a stock car gets anywhere near 26, even if the've got the cruise on 60ish.
06-02-2009, 05:48 AM
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I've gotten 26-28 mpg with very conservative, all-highway driving at 65 mph and US gallons on my MT. Pretty boring, but it is possible. Best I've seen reported here is 29 mpg.
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06-02-2009, 08:13 AM
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06-03-2009, 02:23 PM
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take whatever amount you fill up at the station / 3.785 = gallon.
(50L/3.785 = 13.21 gallon)
take whatever km your trip meter tells you / 1.6 = mile.
(350km/1.6 = 218.75 miles)
218.75mile/13.21gallon = 16.56MPG
Wow, I just realize my first tank of gas has better mileage than I thought.
I was expecting 14mpg for break in period. :p
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06-03-2009, 02:30 PM
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Good point since I did not specify which one I used. According to this site http://www.euronet.nl/users/grantm/frans/fuel.html my 8.99 l/100 km equals to 26.2 mpg (US) or 31.4 mpg (Canadian). It really is confusing with all those different standards
I think it's screwed up by using liters/100km (liters needed for 100km).
If they use kms/liter (kms ran from 1 liter of gas) would be easier to understand.
It's reverse of mpg in idea.
06-06-2009, 12:41 AM
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Good point since I did not specify which one I used. According to this site http://www.euronet.nl/users/grantm/frans/fuel.html my 8.99 l/100 km equals to 26.2 mpg (US) or 31.4 mpg (Canadian). It really is confusing with all those different standards
Yeah... for awhile I was calculating imperial and I was like 28MPG?! How was that possible? Then I calculated it to US standards and was a miserable 23-24mpg. Going to try to see the best I can get.
06-06-2009, 07:12 AM
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A few weeks ago we took a trip to Cape Cod with two friends. Cruise control set at 72 mph, the Acura CL-S got 32mpg, the rx-8 got 24mpg and the 911, a 30 year old car with no cruise got 28mpg. So, twenty-something is possilble in the Mazda. You just can't have too much fun while doing it.
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