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I was driving up to my girlfriends house a couple hours away, and upon arrival I noticed that I have somehow managed to get 259 miles out of 3/4 of a tank of fuel, it's a personal record.
Years ago when my car was 100% stock and all season tires on it, we drove it to visit a friend of mine in Austin (we live near DC), and drove it through New Orleans on the way home. That trip was the best mileage I've seen on that car; +300 miles on most of the tanks, nearly all highway driving. Most tanks now I get ~240miles on a tank; I never let it get to indicate empty, but it's a weekend only car so all spirited driving.
I do not go by miles per tank because unless you run the tank dry it is not an accurate measurement of anything. I have, however seen about 29 mpg on long drive with cruise set and not many hills.
On my last tank this year, I averaged about 8 mpg I think lol (HPDE)
Twice I got 35 mpg driving at 35 miles an hour for extended times in National Parks. At first I thought it was a tank misread but the calculation proved it was not.
I do not go by miles per tank because unless you run the tank dry it is not an accurate measurement of anything. I have, however seen about 29 mpg on long drive with cruise set and not many hills.
On my last tank this year, I averaged about 8 mpg I think lol (HPDE)
I usually fill up once I get down to about a quarter. I never run it dry. Since my car is my daily I like trying to get as many mpg as I can on longer trips but that never works because the S2k is just too fun not to properly drive it.
Twice I got 35 mpg driving at 35 miles an hour for extended times in National Parks. At first I thought it was a tank misread but the calculation proved it was not.
Thats not to shabby.
I'm going to guess that you're American based on the '35mph in national parks' and one question I do have, is why do you guys have massive roads in the middle of nowhere in national parks etc with a speed limit of 30, when over here in the UK we have roads that run through farms or small towns, only just wider than the car and are 60mph? It's baffling to me.
Years ago when my car was 100% stock and all season tires on it, we drove it to visit a friend of mine in Austin (we live near DC), and drove it through New Orleans on the way home. That trip was the best mileage I've seen on that car; +300 miles on most of the tanks, nearly all highway driving. Most tanks now I get ~240miles on a tank; I never let it get to indicate empty, but it's a weekend only car so all spirited driving.
I daily mine and get roughly 230-240 miles before I fill up, and like you, I don't let it run dry, I fill up around a quarter tank ish. I daily mine so I spend a lot of time at shell.
I'm going to guess that you're American based on the '35mph in national parks' and one question I do have, is why do you guys have massive roads in the middle of nowhere in national parks etc with a speed limit of 30, when over here in the UK we have roads that run through farms or small towns, only just wider than the car and are 60mph? It's baffling to me.
People stop frequently, there’s huge amounts of wildlife because national parks are some of the few areas safe from endless exurban car-centric sprawl, and people often go to National Parks for hiking and cycling fun. High speed auto use is extremely dangerous for all of those.
Miles/tank is a more useful measurement than miles/gallon for me. For one thing there's no math involved. 240-270 miles, fuel gauge toward the bottom, and its time to fill the tank which even the few times the "20 minute fuel caution light" illuminates still rarely takes more than 2 or 3 US gallons so there's still a reserve.
US cars hold 13 gallons of fuel; UK cars only hold 10 gallons.
Fuel mileage
240-270 miles, fuel gauge toward the bottom, and its time to fill the tank which even the few times the "20 minute fuel caution light" illuminates still rarely takes more than 2 or 3 US gallons so there's still a reserve.
