Gas mileage reports?
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From: Toronto, ON
You can tell we're getting older when we start modifying our cars for better gas millage haha but I'm in line with what everyone else is saying. As a 4dr sports car targeted for daily drivers, an option to reflash for better fuel economy would be a good idea rather than mimic the track worthy evo.
I wonder if we'll ever see the Impreza Diesel in North America.
I wonder if we'll ever see the Impreza Diesel in North America.
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From: Fredericton, NB, Canada
I drove about 2000 km (1200 miles) over the last three days, and here are some stats. Would have tried out higher speeds, but I like to avoid tickets, and all the driving was on major highways with lots of police around. Did fit in some passing at higher speeds 
The highway mileage is considerably worse on hills -- obviously the weight of the Ralliart doesn't help much there. Mileage-wise, this car was built for river roads and open plains... but it's definitely much more fun to drive on hills, turns, and slippery surfaces -- not much fun on outright ice at highway speeds, though, unless you're suicidal (saw a fair bit of freezing rain on my return trip, which is the main reason why 450 km are missing from the mileage stats).
Fredericton, NB to Ottawa, ON (all in Canada): 1000 km = 620 milesQuebec Autoroute 20: 300 km = 185 milesNew Brunswick Highway 2: 250 km = 155 miles
The highway mileage is considerably worse on hills -- obviously the weight of the Ralliart doesn't help much there. Mileage-wise, this car was built for river roads and open plains... but it's definitely much more fun to drive on hills, turns, and slippery surfaces -- not much fun on outright ice at highway speeds, though, unless you're suicidal (saw a fair bit of freezing rain on my return trip, which is the main reason why 450 km are missing from the mileage stats).
Fredericton, NB to Ottawa, ON (all in Canada): 1000 km = 620 miles
- 9.8 L/100km (24.0 mpg)
- avg. speed 112 km/hr (70 mph)
- mix of hills, flat terrain, and typical stops for food/gas
- 9.1 L/100km (25.8 mpg)
- avg. speed 116 km/hr (72 mph)
- flat terrain on very straight highway
- 10.9 L/100km (21.6 mpg)
- avg. speed 126 km/hr (78 mph)
- hills on twisty highway
Last edited by aestival; Dec 28, 2008 at 06:58 PM.
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From: Fredericton, NB, Canada
The Ralliart's fine on big highways, but I'm looking forward to warmer weather and driving it on some winding two-lane highways. We have some great country roads here in New Brunswick, and there are many more in neighbouring Nova Scotia and Maine, though only New Brunswick tends to set back-road speed limits ridiculously high
[rare to find police on back-roads, but we actually have some stretches where you'd be hard-pressed to get a speeding ticket, even in an Evo X]
[rare to find police on back-roads, but we actually have some stretches where you'd be hard-pressed to get a speeding ticket, even in an Evo X]
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Just did a MPG test on a 47.4 mi trip in Wisconsin. Most of it was highway speeds and some city(went to Noodles&Company). On the highway I went 55MPH sometimes, but usually 60MPH.
24MPG and AVG speed was 43MPH
24MPG and AVG speed was 43MPH
I have yet to hit close to 25. The most I have gotten is 24mpg on the gauge cluster. Everything I'm posting is from the manual calculation. Filling the tank, and resetting the trip meter.
