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Originally Posted by JS + MS3
Can we please ban MPG topics on ft86club forum? Get a Prius if you like looking at high MPG #.
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Can we please ban people who can't understand that other people have interests or values different than you?
On Topic: The two biggest reasons your fuel mileage might be suffering are:
#1: Speed. Drag increases with the square of speed. This means the faster you go the rate of increase of drag is exponential, which requires more power to push the car through the air. Slowing down your average speed will have a fairly dramatic effect on your fuel economy.
#2: Rate of acceleration. Going WOT only a couple times can potentially kill the tanks average fuel economy. Pretend that there is an egg under your gas pedal and make slow changes in throttle position. Accelerating gently will go a long way in increasing your average FE.
There are several other methods of increasing fuel mileage like: Driving with load, pulse and glide, increasing tire pressure, etc. I wont bore you with details but this car is capable of MUCH higher FE than the 30 most get but driving the way you need to get those numbers isn't "exciting", nor is it the reason most people bought the car.
TL
R Slow down and accelerate slowly and your fuel economy will improve.