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Originally Posted by kensic
in my experience so far is that real life mpg for any car isn't far off or exactly how it is rated (assumming normal driving)
the 2-3 examples up top are exactly at rated mpg
with that being said, if your car is rated 35mpg on the highway, doesnt matter how you drive or what you do, you CAN NOT get 45 mph on the highway.
speaking from experience with the cars iv driven and read on what ppl get.
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The 2008 ratings are completely unrealistic. I got the pre-2008 numbers no problem. And when I tried, I exceeded them.
I'm not special, half of it is just paying attention.
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Originally Posted by HotLavaMan
2500 RPM at 74? Damn, that would be nice. Here's from a previous post I made:
"With manual transmission : indicated speed of 60mph is 2600 RPM, 70mph is 3000 RPM, and 80mph is 3450 RPM. That is better than I hoped in that I'm one of those guys that likes an overdrive 6th gear for good mileage and quiet interior at highway speed."
If the auto is doing 2500 RPM at 74 then I think I will consider dropping in the 3.73 rear diff gearing. Sure, it will make all the gears taller but I can live with that. I don't think it will get me to 2500 RPM at 74, probably something more like 2650 RPM at 70 mph but it's closer.
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I think it's closer to 2800RPM at 70mph. The OD in the AT is over 20% taller.
I would do the taller final drive swap and then sell the stock 4.1 gears.
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Originally Posted by MarkRacerX
I saw close to 300mi on 1st tank, mpg was showing 26.9 avg |
Not bad. BTW, the stock gauges lie. Speedometers always read several percentage points too high.
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Originally Posted by #87
You can easily get more than EPA numbers. My car is rated 31 highway, and that is the mileage I get if I cruise around 75-80. But if I am on a roadtrip I cruise control at ~63 and get over 35.
You can look up the actual test cycle and how much load they put on the engine and stuff. You will see if you have a light foot you can exceed those numbers no problem.
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Exactly. 90% of my driving is <50mph. There's no much you can do about long stretches of interstate(without going into advanced tips) but low speed is where the best MPG can be found.
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Originally Posted by mattles
I do 50/50 city highway split and I got 19 on the first tank, and about 24 on the second tank. A bit more highway on the second tank and a bit less hooning too.
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Were you even pushing it though?