13.8 MPG in the city!!!!
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I do all city driving (Phoenix)...a/c constantly on 6mt..haven't been on the highway in a month since a trip to Sierra Vista(south of Tucson) which is 3 hours away..Averaging 21.7 city. On the highway for a 30 mile stretch thru Tuscon..I got 29 mpg..60-65 mph. Later on closer to my destination I drove at 90 mph for quite a while and get 23.5-24 mpg. 3000 miles on speedo.
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Edit - I did that trip with the windows down too
Anyhow, overall I think there's a significant difference in mileage if you drive around 65mph rather than 80mph.
That was a bit extreme....during normal highway driving I just set the cruise at around 77mph and get like 25mpg on the same route, and that's with taking it out of gear for just a few of the biggest downhills.
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I live in Philly and I've been noticing one main thing on the mpg. I average 15mpg on my G37 and at first, I thought it was a ridiculous mpg, then I realized something about our stinking city. I realized that you basically had to stop at every other stoplight in out city. What kind of gas miles do you think your gonna achieve when you have to stop every 30ish second at every other stoplight? One night coming back from Atco Raceway NJ, I was averaging 21mpg on local and I realized that their every "stoplights" are like a mile apart and I didnt have to stop at every single other light either. So it came to my conclusion, that Heavy foot is part of the reason and the way your city sets its stoplight is another major factor, not to mention that it doesnt help either when the stoplights are 300-400ft apart in Philly. I see that you are from SoCal so Im guessing your local traffic sucks too.
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I was very pleasantly suprised. The MT makes such a difference though. Made the exact same trip exactly a week later in my sister's G35 Journey 5AT. Once again averaged 72mph with her cruise control on, but she was around 4,000RPM in 5th gear the whole way and therefore averaged like 23.4mpg. Which is still pretty decent, but nothing like what I got.
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Hi All,
I am at 8000 miles and on the last tank I filled, I got 13.8 miles per gallon (91 Octane)!
I'm thinking maybe my car has a problem I don't know of! Anyone else getting about the same $hitty MPG I'm getting just from city driving?
Should I take it to the stealership? What do you guys think the problem (if any) could be?
EDIT 1: I mean this car is supposed to get between 15-19 in the city based on driving habits! But 13.8 doesn't sound right!
I am at 8000 miles and on the last tank I filled, I got 13.8 miles per gallon (91 Octane)!
I'm thinking maybe my car has a problem I don't know of! Anyone else getting about the same $hitty MPG I'm getting just from city driving?
Should I take it to the stealership? What do you guys think the problem (if any) could be?
EDIT 1: I mean this car is supposed to get between 15-19 in the city based on driving habits! But 13.8 doesn't sound right!
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Keep in mind that if you fuel has more ethanol it gives off less specific energy and you will typically push the pedal further to get the same power, thus using more gas. This may account for some of the variances.
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I do mostly city driving as well in socal. 5 miles each way to work and back, all stop and go. I get about 17-18 mpg. I do go easy on the pedal from time to time to conserve fuel. I get about 20-21mpg combined hwy & city driving.
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I'll pay someone $100 to make my car get 30 mpg city and highway at all times. Please send your resume to notpossible@epicfail.com