wow thats good for winter... i never break 30 in the winter...

 

I got 31.5mpg back in December on our crappy winter formula gas. I'm sure I could get higher in the summer, especially if I can set the cruise at 60-65 and resist the urge to go faster.

 

This makes me wonder what mileage our car is capable of in top gear at 40mph constant speed with no stopping or a/c or anything.

 

Man I dont know if thats good or bad, I'm lazy to translate to metric, but I feel I get crap mileage outta my RA...

 

As long as your easy on the throttle you can get pretty good mileage. the best ive gotten is 560 km's to the tank, and i was taking it easy on the way down to see the inlaws this summer. same trip, i alsogot my worst milage ever tooo its all about staying out of mivec!!

 

Wow, 560 km on a tank is huge. That's about 348 miles. I'm in the midst of doing a "drive like a wuss" tank to see what my mileage after 6000kms on odometer. Driving this way is frustrating!

 

yeah, I can't stand driving like that either, but it does pay off for long trips. You can never save more than a 1/2 hour on a three hour trip without exceeding 20mph over the limit, so I try to either do more than 20mph over or just cruise. I got 32 mpg in a three hour trip in Jan this year. We don't have a winter gas mix here

My worst mpg was after I installed the pulley and was "teaching" the ecu. I got around 15mpg on that tank.

 

how many gallons have people with an 06 gotten

 

What is the winter gas mix, because I live here near pitt, pa and i havent gotten anything better than about 16 mpg? anyway to beat it or any tips? thanks

 

16 mpg?! What are you doing to your car man! My Sportback LS (with the same 2.4 engine) and a 4 spd auto hasn't gotten less then 22 mpg city and I've seen 27 on the highway at 75 mph cruise. I live in Pittsburgh, my car has 33k on it. I use synthetic oil and ATF but I doubt it makes that big (if any) of a difference. Car is bone stock. I mean, the window sticker was 22 city/ 28 highway, so I am happy. I use my car for business, so I wish it got over 30 at 75 mph, but oh well.

Winter gas has some different additives to help the gas perform better. Someone with more of a clue can probably tell you what. But making the gasoline perform better has a slight effect on the car, but it's nothing major. A reduction in mpg is all you really see.

Tips? I don't know how you drive, but it certainly isn't for economy. Try accelerating more moderately, coasting up to lights and stop signs (rather then last minute braking) etc. There is a chance something is wrong with your car, but check-up on your driving habits.

 

"winter" gas just has gas line antifreeze(moisture eliminator) in it. At least around here that's all that it seems to be.

 

I got around 210mpg to 250mpg per full tank in my RA Sportback!!!


Hmmm...maybe because I need to go up a mountain highway everyday to work (around 14.5 miles each way) have something to do about those freaking horrible gas mileage numbers! Darn


(And I try to keep the RPM's around 2,200-2,500 and the speed below 65mph...but sometimes I feel the urge to hear the Mivec working! )

 

I don't have the sportback, but I get about the same mileage. I've got a heavy foot though...

 

SOmething must deff be wrong with my foot, cause i swear on everything, the most i have ever seen was 230 on a full tank, all highway on my drive from NY to FL. Total trip was bout 4-5 fill ups to get down there. But on my regular driving which is almost never highway, i dont ever see better then 180 miles on a full tank

 

or maybe there is something wrong with your math lol!