26.5 mpg wtf

[FT&6]

Originally Posted by go_a_way1

Then you are not driving it properly mine is an auto too

lol... if getting low mileage is driving it properly then I may as well ditch the FRS and go muscle...

[shellslinger]

Pretty good for 80mph. I average about 23-24mpg with a mix of city and highway.

[Tcoat]

33.6 for me.
That is with 99% highway driving with cruise set at 75. There are trips I don't touch a pedal for almost 2 hours.
I don't get to play in city traffic much.

[go_a_way1]

Originally Posted by FT&6

lol... if getting low mileage is driving it properly then I may as well ditch the FRS and go muscle...

Then you will try to turn and end up all like....


Or like:

[SHIFTEVO]

Lol I average 17 and 20 on all hwy IF i'm lucky!

[Jaden]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

33.6 for me.
That is with 99% highway driving with cruise set at 75. There are trips I don't touch a pedal for almost 2 hours.
I don't get to play in city traffic much.

If I'm not stepping in it or driving fast (not very often) I can average over 30 when on pump gas.

Right now on E85 with a city/highway mix I just averaged 20

Jaden

[ajcarson11]

At 80mph I come away with 32mpg with wide, heavy 18" 9.5w wheels and tires.

At 70 I average 35mpg, and can get 37mpg if I try hard.

Not sure how people manage low fuel economy on the highway.

[Blue-Sensei]

It's your cruising speed. 80+ is like 24-26mpg. 60-65 is about 34-40mpg. Personally I get about 36-38mpg cruising at ~65mph. Actually get about 1mpg more with the turbo, until you get on it and then it all melts away.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by ajcarson11

At 80mph I come away with 32mpg with wide, heavy 18" 9.5w wheels and tires.

At 70 I average 35mpg, and can get 37mpg if I try hard.

Not sure how people manage low fuel economy on the highway.

It is the average that kills people. I am sure everybody (except the E85 crowd) would get about the same if just measuring at a constant highway speed and consumption. It is what happens off the highway that knocks hell out of the mileage for some.

[Luftwaffel]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

33.6 for me.

Is that like... mythical Canadian gallons? My hat is off to you.

I average about 22.5 but this island is basically 100% city driving.

[continuecrushing]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

It is the average that kills people. I am sure everybody (except the E85 crowd) would get about the same if just measuring at a constant highway speed and consumption. It is what happens off the highway that knocks hell out of the mileage for some.

this. I can't help but think the same people who sometimes complain about mpg(not necessarily this forum, but in general) are the same people who launch their 5k pound trucks/suvs from every stoplight and wonder why they are getting 8mpg. Granted, our car is slow, but theres tons of times I would be what I consider accelerating briskfully, and the lady next to me in the suv/camry/etc passes me lol.


Our cars mpg vary quite a bit depending on driving habits, and its been pretty well documented here on the forums!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Luftwaffel

Is that like... mythical Canadian gallons? My hat is off to you.

I average about 22.5 but this island is basically 100% city driving.

LOL Hard to imagine if you are actually from Hawaii but Ontario is 1.5 times the size of Texas and driving for long periods is pretty normal. Two days a week I commute two hours each way to one plant. The rest of the week is forty five minutes each way to two others. I live right beside the highway and the plants are as well so I spend about 5 or 6 minutes in the city each day. All that works out to a very nice average MPG.

[Luftwaffel]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

LOL Hard to imagine if you are actually from Hawaii but Ontario is 1.5 times the size of Texas and driving for long periods is pretty normal. Two days a week I commute two hours each way to one plant. The rest of the week is forty five minutes each way to two others. I live right beside the highway and the plants are as well so I spend about 5 or 6 minutes in the city each day. All that works out to a very nice average MPG.

Yeah that makes sense. I'm from Vegas actually.

I had hopped on the freeway here one day and just set to cruise at 60 and still wasn't seeing those kinds of numbers though, that's crazy!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Luftwaffel

Yeah that makes sense. I'm from Vegas actually.

I had hopped on the freeway here one day and just set to cruise at 60 and still wasn't seeing those kinds of numbers though, that's crazy!

Reset your trip computer when just on the highway. I bet you come close if you can maintain a steady speed long enough.