18 replies to this topic

[JLT]

I have a modified s70 t5 as you will see in my signature. however, my gas mileage is as follows:


15-17mpg in downtown washington
25-30 mpg going speedlimit on highway.
20 mpg going 90-110 on long trip.


is this what i should be expecting? i usually get about 200 to 300 miles per tank in the downtown/mixed driving. i usually get about 380 miles to the tank on road trips.

[Patrick.]

if you get 30 on the highway @ near speed-limit driving I'd say that's pretty good. I have an N/A and my numbers around town are just slightly better than yours, and I run Super all the time.

[kenhoeve]

sounds very normal. the chip will hurt the city driving mileage a touch. but the hwy driving is right on.

[theunderlord]

I got the same thing Jordan... 15.9 city right now. winter gas hurts the MPG's as well.. once the summer gas hits the pumps, expect a slight increase.

[ToxicLemonade]

man those are good numbers, i only get 16 in town and 22 hwy. i get anywhere from 325-350 a tank.

sorry everybody, when i said 325-350 that was ment as all highway miles, like fill up, enter highway and drive on the highway till it needs to be filled again.

Edited by ToxicLemonade, 15 February 2005 - 07:11 PM.

[theunderlord]

man those are good numbers, i only get 16 in town and 22 hwy. i get anywhere from 325-350 a tank.

What the hell... Ryan, how big is your tank? I get 235 a tank? and that's on 16 MPG.

[Mesoam]

sounds like someone isn't doing the math right ....or just reading the ever so useful trip computer

[Helmut Ranff]

Yes, the gas in this winter is very bad. Worse than most years by a large
amount. I am getting 22-24mpg highway going 65mph-70mph

man those are good numbers, i only get 16 in town and 22 hwy. i get anywhere from 325-350 a tank.

sorry everybody, when i said 325-350 that was ment as all highway miles, like fill up, enter highway and drive on the highway till it needs to be filled again.

[prasamin]

I'm at 14-15 a tank city, so about 240 miles on a tank

i get 300 miles on a hwy tank

[theunderlord]

I'm at 14-15 a tank city, so about 240 miles on a tank

i get 300 miles on a hwy tank

I need one of those license plate holders that says "your SUV gets better milage than my car"

[Red_Dwarf]

Agreed, this is one of my most serious problems with my 850, it is quite a gas pig. I think I was getting better mileage with my V8 sportscar.

[Karlson]

i am getting 315 with street driving.

[StickThatClutch]

I've driven 480 miles on a tank before, filled up before the gas low indicator went on.

However, in the city I'm down to about 17 mpg combined city highway due to a heavy foot.

Edited by StickThatClutch, 17 February 2005 - 12:22 AM.

[jross]

I get ~600/tank highway driving (drove from LA to SLO on 1/3 of a tank, 210 miles). City driving I average 18 mpg...

[javadocsr]

I see about 17-19 urban (80/20 city/hwy) and generally fill up around 300miles. I wear lead-shoes.

[T5BRICK]

according to my trip computer i get about 19MPG with a 20/80 city/highway mix. i'll have to actually do the math sometime.

you folks using regular gas? i was told that midgrade or premium would give me a bit better mileage.

[Anemia]

Keep your foot out of the turbo folks. I consistantly get 20 in the city and can make it 330 miles from full till the gas light comes on. I have driven over 480 miles on a tank on the highway. Sounds to me like you're all a bunch of speed deamons and lead footers.

[wattsat]

have driven over 480 miles on a tank on the highway

I have a strong bladder, but I don't think I could make 480 miles without a stop. I can usually take over 300 without a pit stop. However that is when I travel alone. Bring the Significant other and you have to cut that distance in half .

BTW I average 23-25 on the highway with an average speed of ~78MPH

[T5BRICK]

see when i'm cruising on the freeway, my trip computer says that i'm getting 24-27MPG. unfortunaly, if i am going up any kind of incline at all, my mileage will drop down to 20, sometimes lower. i'm not stomping on the gas or anything, or at least i don't think i am.

i'll probably have to fill up sometime this weekend or early next week and i'll do some of that math stuff and figure out how accurate my trip computer has been.