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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 03:59 PM
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Mile per tank?

what are you guys getting for Miles per tank. I'm only getting around 250, I found that to be a bit low and I drive mostly highways to work going 60. It is cold here in wisconsin and I know that affect the mpg alittle but still.
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 04:06 PM
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250 sounds about right for me at 50/50 freeway/city driving, and that's if I'm taking it pretty easy on the car.

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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 05:06 PM
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I get about 200-220 city mostly
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 05:09 PM
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i am usually lucky if i hit 200 per tank but that is all city driving
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 05:11 PM
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i am lucky if i hit 200 but thats all city
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 05:32 PM
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It depends when you fill up. I've gotten as little as 200 miles and upwards of 350 on a tank before. The actual gas mileage as I have tracked it has ranged from 20 mpg (mostly city) to 27 mpg (mostly highway). You can get significantly worse mileage if you are gunning it, but 27-28 mpg seems to be about the best I've seen/experienced for highway. Some people claim to get 30 mpg highway, but that might be after a tune and under ideal circumstances.
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 05:35 PM
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13-15mpg mixed street/hwy with E85
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 05:45 PM
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I'm getting 270 miles per tank ..... about 60% highway 40% city.
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by artevo9
13-15mpg mixed street/hwy with E85
That is for an EVO, correct?
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 10:02 PM
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My gauge will say 250 then go to 270 then 240 then 290 all in the matter of an hour.
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 10:16 PM
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I get around 260 with mostly highway, very little city. I average between 21 and 22 mpg (there's an app for that on the iphone to track it). The best I have gotten on a road trip is just under 25 and that's 100% interstate using cruise control. 27-30 mpg is almost unbelievable, in fact I would like to see some proof lol. My 08 GTS barely got 27!
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 10:54 PM
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well it depens on if i am shifting of letting the computer do it.

If you dont shift it while in the city its more like 17-18 city but If I shift it its like 20-21 City

the car like to go althe way to 300rpms I choose lower shift points most of the time.

AS for Highway I went 245 miles although the car says I got 25 I think I was getting more 29-31HW Cruse control is a must on long drive cause the car will set it for like a 25AVg

of course this is all on normal mode
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by WWartie09
I get around 260 with mostly highway, very little city. I average between 21 and 22 mpg (there's an app for that on the iphone to track it). The best I have gotten on a road trip is just under 25 and that's 100% interstate using cruise control. 27-30 mpg is almost unbelievable, in fact I would like to see some proof lol. My 08 GTS barely got 27!

lol, I'm not sure I could provide proof other than my credit card receipts for the fill ups between two gas stations almost 300 miles from each other.

I think it depends on how you drive and whether you use cruise control. I drive conservatively and use cruise control. Using the method where I fill up and divide the number of miles driven by the number of gallons I put in, the best I've recorded was 27.5 mpg on about a 270 mile leg of highway driving. That was doing 70-75 in cruise control the whole time.
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 12:33 AM
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I get about 100 miles before the gauge hits half way, second half of the tank always goes faster.. E85
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 12:39 AM
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No turbo but i get about 420
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