Gas Millage

armensti · 04-03-2009, 03:10 PM

so whats your average gas gas mileage on the z? i have a touring with sport and i used to get 15.7 with s-mode and i just turned it off yesterday and i get 15.9 now. and also whats you driving style?

i usually rev it to 2k rpm while taking off on first and after that i shift before 3k rpm. so when i reach 40 im in 5th gear.

i read someones post that they were getting 25mpg. Am i doing something wrong or is the computer on the car not accurate? i dont have a heavy foot either.

does anyone actually use 6th gear on normal roads? not counting freeways

chubbs · 04-03-2009, 03:27 PM

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tbonesteak · 04-03-2009, 03:28 PM

revving to 2k to take off will put a lot of wear on your clutch. it is NOT necessary to rev that high, even on an i4 let alone a v6.

nextelbuddy · 04-03-2009, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by armensti

so whats your average gas millage on the z? i have a touring with sport and i used to get 15.7 with s-mode and i just turned it off yesterday and i get 15.9 now. and also whats you driving style?

i usually rev it to 2k rpm while taking off on first and after that i shift before 3k rpm. so when i reach 40 im in 5th gear.

i read someones post that they were getting 25mpg. Am i doing something wrong or is the computer on the car not accurate? i dont have a heavy foot either.

does anyone actually use 6th gear on normal roads? not counting freeways

same here i would love to know how someone is gettign 25+ mpg

i drive on the highway every day to work for 15 min my commute is all highway and i do not go above 65mph and shift below 4k (still in break in at 500 some odd miles)

i dont get it my milage is terrible.

Musashi · 04-03-2009, 03:32 PM

Not going to comment on your 2k takeoffs however if fuel economy is what your after I suggest skipping gears! For example 1-3-5

arcticreaver · 04-03-2009, 03:39 PM

i drive like a normal person. but i have a 7AT. right now, it's telling me i have 23.0.

armensti · 04-03-2009, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by chubbs

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Originally Posted by nextelbuddy

same here i would love to know how someone is gettign 25+ mpg

i drive on the highway every day to work for 15 min my commute is all highway and i do not go above 65mph and shift below 4k (still in break in at 500 some odd miles)

i dont get it my milage is terrible.

aside from buullsshhiitt my MPG says that i get 15.9 and my MPH says i get 20.
whats MPH? is it miles per hour?

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Originally Posted by Musashi

Not going to comment on your 2k takeoffs however if fuel economy is what your after I suggest skipping gears! For example 1-3-5

i take off from 1k now and i was skipping gears but not every time. ill give it a try and see what happens.

ChrisSlicks · 04-03-2009, 03:41 PM

I'm getting around 19 in mixed driving at the moment. The real-time display is usually hovering just below 30 on the highway.

For economy you generally want to be in the highest gear that doesn't burden the engine. So 5th at 40mph is good and 6th at 50mph.

Everything is still a little tight on a new car and mileage will often improve as you approach 10K miles.

ChrisSlicks · 04-03-2009, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by armensti

aside from buullsshhiitt my MPG says that i get 15.9 and my MPH says i get 20.
whats MPH? is it miles per hour?

Average Miles per Hour. You can reset this display to start clean, otherwise it is averaging everything since the car was dropped off the truck at the dealer.

armensti · 04-03-2009, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

I'm getting around 19 in mixed driving at the moment. The real-time display is usually hovering just below 30 on the highway.

For economy you generally want to be in the highest gear that doesn't burden the engine. So 5th at 40mph is good and 6th at 50mph.

Everything is still a little tight on a new car and mileage will often improve as you approach 10K miles.

yeah my car does the same but im not talking about the bar that tells you how much your getting at the moment. im talking about the MPG and MPH, i still dont get why it says that i get 15.9, but ill try skipping gears and different take off methods.

armensti · 04-03-2009, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

Average Miles per Hour. You can reset this display to start clean, otherwise it is averaging everything since the car was dropped off the truck at the dealer.

how do i reset it? is it in the book?

ChrisSlicks · 04-03-2009, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by armensti

how do i reset it? is it in the book?

Yes I know what display you are on. To reset it just hold the button, it's in the book somewhere.

john370z · 04-03-2009, 06:30 PM

I have a 7sp AT and am getting between 20.5 MPG and 21.7 MPG in town and I am pretty hard on it. I have gotten 25.5 on the Highway on an entire tank. I don't know why I am getting this good MPG. Thoughts?
John

Forrest · 04-03-2009, 07:06 PM

Ok since i drive more City than Highway using the average MPG with average MPH gets me at 23mpg at 38mph.

But if i reset the meter while on the highway at 65 i can get 26mpg, obviously due to i dont have any City driving to lower my average.

Driving a 60 mile trip highway only, no city averaged me 28mpg with a fresh reset of the mpg measurer.

basicly the Key to all of this is NOT what the car gets, its what you "average" on your daily habbits. You might get 30mpg on the highway if you drive it for 10 minutes only (on the highway of course) but if you put in a Hour in the city you would never know it due to it would get averaged out.

armensti · 04-03-2009, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

Yes I know what display you are on. To reset it just hold the button, it's in the book somewhere.

oh ok ill try it in a lil bit and see what happens

04-03-2009, 03:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
armensti Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA Posts: 447 Drives: 370Z/Tring/Spt/6MT Rep Power: 16	Gas Millage so whats your average gas gas mileage on the z? i have a touring with sport and i used to get 15.7 with s-mode and i just turned it off yesterday and i get 15.9 now. and also whats you driving style? i usually rev it to 2k rpm while taking off on first and after that i shift before 3k rpm. so when i reach 40 im in 5th gear. i read someones post that they were getting 25mpg. Am i doing something wrong or is the computer on the car not accurate? i dont have a heavy foot either. does anyone actually use 6th gear on normal roads? not counting freeways Last edited by armensti; 04-03-2009 at 03:32 PM.

04-03-2009, 03:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
chubbs A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Zeeland Posts: 1,046 Drives: 2016 370z Auto-Grey Rep Power: 7586	'Millage' - You just gave birth to a new word in the english language - congratulations, it's beautiful. __________________ . '03 Grey >>> '06 Black >>>'10 Silver >>> '16 Grey ^

04-03-2009, 03:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
tbonesteak Track Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 914 Drives: MY09 MB 6MT Rep Power: 375	revving to 2k to take off will put a lot of wear on your clutch. it is NOT necessary to rev that high, even on an i4 let alone a v6.

04-03-2009, 03:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
Musashi Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 357 Drives: 09 370Z 6speed Rep Power: 606	Not going to comment on your 2k takeoffs however if fuel economy is what your after I suggest skipping gears! For example 1-3-5

04-03-2009, 03:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
arcticreaver Track Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Arcadia, CA Posts: 769 Drives: 2009 Z34 7AT PG Rep Power: 924	i drive like a normal person. but i have a 7AT. right now, it's telling me i have 23.0.

04-03-2009, 03:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 653	I'm getting around 19 in mixed driving at the moment. The real-time display is usually hovering just below 30 on the highway. For economy you generally want to be in the highest gear that doesn't burden the engine. So 5th at 40mph is good and 6th at 50mph. Everything is still a little tight on a new car and mileage will often improve as you approach 10K miles.

04-03-2009, 06:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
john370z Base Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: new mexico Posts: 141 Drives: 2007 335i coupe Rep Power: 283	I have a 7sp AT and am getting between 20.5 MPG and 21.7 MPG in town and I am pretty hard on it. I have gotten 25.5 on the Highway on an entire tank. I don't know why I am getting this good MPG. Thoughts? John

04-03-2009, 07:06 PM	#14 (permalink)
Forrest Track Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: california 707! Posts: 677 Drives: 09 370z Blk 6mt sprt Rep Power: 258	Ok since i drive more City than Highway using the average MPG with average MPH gets me at 23mpg at 38mph. But if i reset the meter while on the highway at 65 i can get 26mpg, obviously due to i dont have any City driving to lower my average. Driving a 60 mile trip highway only, no city averaged me 28mpg with a fresh reset of the mpg measurer. basicly the Key to all of this is NOT what the car gets, its what you "average" on your daily habbits. You might get 30mpg on the highway if you drive it for 10 minutes only (on the highway of course) but if you put in a Hour in the city you would never know it due to it would get averaged out.