Gas Millage

alan93rsa · 04-06-2009, 04:26 PM

From Cincinnati to Columbus and back I averaged 27 on the highway. Cruise set at 70.

wstar · 04-06-2009, 04:57 PM

I wish they had made 6th and especially 7th on the 7AT a bit "taller". Where they're geared right now, fuel economy drops off too sharply at 80+ mph due to the high revs. A little more gearing and you could save a lot of fuel on highway cruises in the fast lane. Next drive I'll actually remember some specific RPM values in 7th at various speeds, it would be interesting to compare them to where the 6MT guys are sitting at in 6th.

minik2 · 04-06-2009, 06:14 PM

Has anybody done actual calculation using the mileage driven divided by how many gallons you fill up....this would be the most accurate way even though you may top it off differently a little everytime....an average of a couple fill ups should be a good indicator....i dont have this car but i was riding backseat in someones VW and was watching the mpg gauge the whole time and it had a range of 15-50 mpg and i was like WTF definitely dont trust the computer to get actual numbers...it may be a good ball park figure over a large average though?

WooZ · 04-06-2009, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by minik2

Has anybody done actual calculation using the mileage driven divided by how many gallons you fill up....this would be the most accurate way even though you may top it off differently a little everytime....an average of a couple fill ups should be a good indicator....i dont have this car but i was riding backseat in someones VW and was watching the mpg gauge the whole time and it had a range of 15-50 mpg and i was like WTF definitely dont trust the computer to get actual numbers...it may be a good ball park figure over a large average though?

04-06-2009, 04:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
alan93rsa Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 412 Drives: 16 Cayman GT4 Red Rep Power: 222	From Cincinnati to Columbus and back I averaged 27 on the highway. Cruise set at 70. __________________ 16 Cayman GT4, Carmine Red, Buckets, PCCB etc.

04-06-2009, 04:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3596	I wish they had made 6th and especially 7th on the 7AT a bit "taller". Where they're geared right now, fuel economy drops off too sharply at 80+ mph due to the high revs. A little more gearing and you could save a lot of fuel on highway cruises in the fast lane. Next drive I'll actually remember some specific RPM values in 7th at various speeds, it would be interesting to compare them to where the 6MT guys are sitting at in 6th. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

04-06-2009, 06:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
minik2 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 3 Drives: mustang Rep Power: 18	Has anybody done actual calculation using the mileage driven divided by how many gallons you fill up....this would be the most accurate way even though you may top it off differently a little everytime....an average of a couple fill ups should be a good indicator....i dont have this car but i was riding backseat in someones VW and was watching the mpg gauge the whole time and it had a range of 15-50 mpg and i was like WTF definitely dont trust the computer to get actual numbers...it may be a good ball park figure over a large average though?