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Dadhawk · 01-25-2014, 10:14 AM

Not too long after getting the FR-S I took a road trip where I knew I was able to fill-up, hit the highway, and calculate my average speed based on mileage and time. These were the results (documented here, along with what happens when you use the FR-S as a soapbox derby car):

08/14/2012: 270.50 Miles, 33.08MPG Highway Calculated Avg Speed 72.4 MPH
08/16/2012: 276.50 Miles, 31.60MPG Highway Calculated Avg Speed 73.2 MPH

I later took a similar trip on a different (less elevation change) road and got this, although I didn't calculate the average speed as precisely. This trip (documented here) included 45 minutes of bumper to bumper traffic as well:

12/14/2012: 395.20 Miles, 35.60MPG Highway Speeds (70+MPH)

01-25-2014, 10:14 AM	#60
Dadhawk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: '13 FR-S (#3 of 1st 86) Location: Powder Springs, GA Posts: 20,109 Thanks: 39,679 Thanked 25,443 Times in 11,603 Posts Mentioned: 187 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Not too long after getting the FR-S I took a road trip where I knew I was able to fill-up, hit the highway, and calculate my average speed based on mileage and time. These were the results (documented here, along with what happens when you use the FR-S as a soapbox derby car): 08/14/2012: 270.50 Miles, 33.08MPG Highway Calculated Avg Speed 72.4 MPH 08/16/2012: 276.50 Miles, 31.60MPG Highway Calculated Avg Speed 73.2 MPH I later took a similar trip on a different (less elevation change) road and got this, although I didn't calculate the average speed as precisely. This trip (documented here) included 45 minutes of bumper to bumper traffic as well: 12/14/2012: 395.20 Miles, 35.60MPG Highway Speeds (70+MPH) __________________ Olivia 05/03/2012 - 01/06/2024. 231,146 glorious miles. Visit my Owner's Journal where I wax philosophic on all things FR-S Post your 86 or see others in front of a(n) (in)famous landmark. What fits in your 86? Show us the "Junk In Your Trunk".