MPG Disappointment
 

So there's the new Porsche Boxster. Beautiful car. Great performance. Spanks the 370Z in just about every way...which it should, since it costs almost twice what a Z costs. And it gets 30 mpg, while my 2011 Base+Sport is getting about 20 mpg. I'm bummed. I didn't buy the car for its fuel economy, but really!

What do you think about the 370Z'z mileage?

How you drive the car is as important to mileage as what the car is capable of.

Are you hitting the skinny pedal too much? Are you in crowded urban traffic?

I give my Z the beans when I drive it anywhere, and I get 20mpg. If I drove it more slowly and more on highway, I know I could greatly improve on that.

already been discussed numerous times on this site lol regarding the Z's MPG lol

The Porsche Boxster gets 30 MPG? According to what?

This?

http://media.ziptied.com/members/fil...oxster_MPG.png


Because if you're basing it off the manufacturer's website then..

I should be getting 26 MPG in my Z.

http://media.ziptied.com/members/fil...n_370Z_MPG.png

Have you driven a Boxster and gotten 30 mpg or is it rated 30 mpg? If you go by EPA ratings, the Z is 26. Some people here get like 17 mpg and some get like 25, it really depends on your driving conditions. I get 20-22 in Southern California traffic but got over 25 cruising back from Vegas. Also, I don't know if the Boxster spanks the Z in everything, I thought we were supposed to be gunning for Cayman in terms of performance. IMO, the Z looks better also, more masculine and agressive than the Boxster, but that is subjective.

:iagree: The Boxster is more or less a girl's car (IMO).

I have a GTM SC with right about 600hp @ the engine and I'm getting 20mpg.:happydance:

Manual Transmission Boxster is rated at 20 mpg City / 30 mpg Highway for a combined 25 mpg on a 265 hp engine.

The Z is rated at 18 mpg city / 26 mpg highway for a combined 22 mpg on a 332/348 hp engine.

So you can be disappointed in the Z's mpg, but there's no disappointment if you compare it to the Boxster mpg.

good point..

.and did you see the Boxter interior? The one I saw looked like 1950 all over again....with that gaudy red leather..

The only thing that car has that we don't have is the prestigious name ...If our Z had the Porsche badge...people would pay $20,000 for it and a lot more for maintenance....and look down their noses at us as they drove by..IMO

haha... yeah, there's some truth to this. I definitely agree a Nissan Z is a man's car: the way it drives, steers, goes, looks.

Porsche makes very efficient flat-6 engines. Their PDK transmissions increase gas mileage. Also, light-weight chassis.

Looking at the two together. the 370 even looks better just mho

Okay, lets do a little math, and here are the particulars. Miles driven is 10,000 miles a year. 370Z averages 20 miles a gallon (city/hwy) = 500 gallons a year. Boxster averages 25 miles a gallon (city/hwy) = 400 gallons a year.

Let's say a gallon of gas costs $4. 370Z, $4 X 500 = $2,000 a year. Boxster, $4 X 400 = $1,600 a year. In a Boxster, you save $400 a year in fuel.

To make up the $20,000 purchase price difference.......it would take 50 years in simple math!!!

But being that we're not simple people, let's take that $20,000 that was saved due to buying the 370Z and we put it in an investment that earns 4% interest. We would make $800 annually. Not sure about the gas mileage.....but the Greenbacks mileage sure goes a longer way with the Z!!!

Plus the Boxster spanking the Z in just about every way :confused: hmmm?

Being an investor, I like how you think...:tiphat:

And 4% is conservative...Also reinvested Dividends along with the gains would put you even higher...


Well played...:tup:

I filled my vette up tonight. It got 9 mpg.

Sweet...More than my Z/28...Unless I mash the throttle..

Then it is gallons per mile:eek::icon14:

:icon18:

saw a z28 on the road the other day and though of you

I get about 15.8 mpg.... So don't feel bad.

Thanks...

Funny thing is the 370Z cars get MPG and they are about as fast..:eek::icon14:

Then you mod them, and they are as fast or faster with MPG...:icon14::eek::eek:

Technology has come a long way..:tup::tup::tiphat:

I am glad I have both cars ..

yep. sounds about right. i get that in city with ac running

You must have one sweet Z Car...4.08 gears ? Oh my word...:tup::tup::driving::tiphat:

you have your domestic Z and your import Z

Yes I do, and the Old Z has all the parts needed for additional HP's..

I did all the other work first...Handling, Brakes, ect.. i hate people who just dump money into power on these old cars..And then leave 40 year old handling and brakes...

But i will need more horsepower to play with the new cars, but in good time, and more money..

For what I spent in modifications , 30K, I could have the fastest Z/28 around... but then It would not corner, or stop, and it would have been useless on the track..

So I did it right, but I need more cash..My Builder does LS/6 speed swaps, so we will see...

Funny how it sounds faster than the Z Car, but it isn't...

Why don't you get a Fisker. It's electric and three times the price of the Z. When you buy a sports car, don't even think or bring up MPG's unless your car is one type of sport hybrid or electric motor like a Tesla. If your worried about MPG's a sports car is not the way to go. Anyways MPG's are based on driving style, you can pull 30MPG's in the Z strictly highway driving.
When you buy a sports car, you don't really brag about your MPG's.

Amen....I bought the 2009 370Z about 3 months ago.I never even asked about the MPG...Never even crossed my mind...:tiphat:

^I was the same way when I got mine a month ago. Co workers and friends asked my mpg and I said 'I have no clue. I didn't buy it for fuel efficiency.'

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Congrats...And Amen...If we wanted MPG's , we would have bought something different.

Maybe not a Prius, but a Honda Fit, ect...But we obviously wanted performance, and of course killer looks and handling...:tiphat:

gas mileage isn't all its cracked up to be. I tried to be economical with a 40mpg Honda CRZ and managed to do it for a year and a half for my DD, but in the end, it couldn't get out of its way and I traded it on a Mustang GT.

As for the Z vs. the Boxster, even at 2/3rds the gas mileage, you would never make up the price difference between the two. The extra 30 grand for a well equipped one buys a boatload of gas.

Mileage
 

means zero. we bought a sports car:gtfo2:

^word...

no complaints about my gas mileage. i love my z

Where u getting your info from???

How u figure the boxster is more capable? The CAYMAN S is our competitor. The Z and cayman run neck and neck in performance. The cayman wins in only 2 areas. Top Speed and Refinement in its performance. Another equation I didn't add was materials. At double the price. I'm good with the less refined Z.

Lastly if mpg's are an issue? Why you bought a sports car? Hmmmm?

Kenchan ban list candidate... lmfao.

If you need to worry about mpg. you shouldn't have
bought the car in the first place. that's like xitching
about insurance cost

^^^^^^

Why is there so much whining on this (sports car forum) about MPG?
Go buy a Prius!

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Prius owners complain about their mpg too, you can't win. Same with HP, money and everything else.

my thoughts exactly. its a Sports. Car. if you bought the car for MPG:gtfo2:
lol jk nah but seriously, a Sports car is a car you dont buy for MPG.

i traded my MPG for the Z. ( my 2008 hyundai Accent)

yep....:driving:

Hyundai accent to a 370Z ?


Oh man....Congrats big time...:hello::tiphat::tup:


You must have a perma grin...

Wow..what a difference...:tup:

I get 14-16 at best, all city driving though. Thankfully my work is 5 miles away or else i would be looking at alot of more dough in gas with gas prices almost 5 bucks around here. So far i only have 1600 miles on the car.. hopefully my mpg gets a little better. I dont care too much about mpg but that stupid gauge led on your left is like right in your face.

Couple points. The new Boxster is incredible piece of engineering. It's very balanced car, quality of parts are much higher, much more efficient motor and drive train with incredible dual clutch PDK tranny. It's a true sports car enthusiasts vehicle. Well designed convertible top as well. Yes it's 2.7 liter motor delivers better MPG but has less torque than the Z.

....Mileage. While I'm sure on highway the 2.7 boxster gets close to 30 mpg I suspect real world is less.

My Nismo will bang out 26 mpg all day long on highway if I keep my foot out of it.

it is not "math". it is maths short for mathematics not mathematic.