Guest

I was on spring break last week and thus did not have to drive 50miles of highway everyday. When I did drive, I just went around town and hardly used the freeway. I got maybe 25% freeway at most as opposed to my ~80% freeway on school days. In doing so much city driving I had my first ever sub 300 tank of gas since my break-in days. I followed that up with a 302.5 tank. I filled up only after the gas light came on. This shocked me cuz I drive pretty conservatively with gas saving in mind. Anyways, Im back in school now and should be hitting 360 and above with a tank now.

Nate

cHocoBo118

I only get 200 miles driving strictly side streets in LA. It's kinda sad.

Guest

Damn, 360? I do almost strictly city driving, except on weekends, and I am lucky if I break 275

BlackShadow

Damn, I only get between 250-270 miles for city driving.

Wampum

I have been averaging about 20 city and 26 highway.

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1998 3.2TL
Tinted Dark!!
HID headlights
Boston Pro 6.4's all the way around
Weapon-R intake still on order

Guest

Same here.

3.2-TL

I guess since the only cars i've owned have been mustang V8's i found car economical especially for a heavy car.

ghost31711

well..... drive like mymom and you will get around 40 mpg!!!

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Bad ass TL...but...
Cant afford Mods.....

Chinaman38

I rarely drive on the freeway too and only got about 240-250.

Polyman

I drove a 1976 Camaro before this with a 4 barrel 350 in it. I got about 20 feet to the gallon in that car, so I am pleased with the 23-25 MPG I get now.

thaitea

I get approximately 300-320 when the lights comes on. I will take more accurate readings from now on. The bad...or should I say the good thing is it only takes me 15 minutes to get to work. 5 minutes just getting out of my damn apartment...they got about 10 road bumps since I live waaayyy inside.

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2001 3.2TL with Nav
Satin Silver Metallic
Factory Rear Wing Spoiler

genghis

I would LOVE to get 300 per tank in the city. My fuel light usually comes on around 200 mi after a filling if I do no highway driving.

Maybe your version of "city driving" doesn't include a red light or stop sign every single block, with always at least 2 or 3 cars in front of you...



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grishulia

Yep the MPG's suck in the city, I only get 17 mpg... just wait till the price goes up to $3 per gallon... and sadly enough it'll be soon...

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Polyman

When this happens, we will all have to drive cars like this. Noooooo!!

A parallel hybrid petrol-electric powertrain for medium-size cars, developed by engineers at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), achieved combined highway and urban average fuel economy of 79 miles per U.S. gallon.

The PECOS powertrain accelerates a vehicle with a mass of 1,265 kilograms from zero to 60 miles per hour in 14.9 seconds.

Its simple design consists of off-the-shelf components, including a 40 kW (peak), one-litre spark ignition engine, a 53 kW (peak) and 32 kW (continuous) permanent magnet brushless DC motor, a power splitting planetary gear box, and a lead acid battery pack (312 volt bus).

The PECOS system has several advantages over conventional powertrains. It does not require a clutch to launch the vehicle. The engine does not require a starter, since the electric motor starts the engine. Finally, no transmission is required except for a differential.


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Pimpin_TL

i use 93 octane and i get shitty gas mileage probably around 200 on a tank. My friends with civics get 300 +. I guess thisis what i get for driving to UH almost every f'n day.