Saving gas in your S
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Originally Posted by thomsbrain,Jun 18 2009, 07:08 PM
I shift at 2K in heavy traffic. 2.5-3K in suburbia. No reason to spin any higher just to spend more time at the next light. I always maximize coasting in gear. I often don't touch the brakes until the engine is near idle. These things are just basic driving technique in town, IMO.
On the backroads or the freeway on-ramps, it's redline in every gear.
On the backroads or the freeway on-ramps, it's redline in every gear.
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i love this car for what it is. but man when i try to waste gas on spirited drives and usually at WOT i still get 24 mpg. i all my mods allow me to run very lean at i can get 30.5 mpg at 80 mph not on cruise control. i was passing people and going up hill. i wasnt trying to save gas. but some how it ended that was.
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I don't ever think about it.... I drive whenever, wherever. I get on it as I so choose. Around town, I usually chill out and just drive normal, but I definitely don't worry about wasting gas by driving hard.
Around town, I usually chill out and just drive normal, but I definitely don't worry about wasting gas by driving hard.
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I don't know how you shift at 2K RPM because I've found anything below 2K and the car bogs really bad/or you have no power what so ever in the next gear. I find shifting at 3K RPM for daily driving to be good.
There are people on the board claiming to be shifting at 4500/5000 RPM all the time. Why I have no idea.
There are people on the board claiming to be shifting at 4500/5000 RPM all the time. Why I have no idea.
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From: Pawtucket, RI
I find it very odd that some find the very idea of saving gas "sick", "practically disgust[ing]", and "stupid".
On the street, I short-shift and drive pretty moderately, and get 28mpg for my 33-mile commute.
AT the track, however, mileage does suffer a bit...
One of the more important aspects of both a good-handling sports car and a high-fuel-mileage economy car is LIGHT WEIGHT.
IMO the best real "sports cars" should also be (somewhat) economy cars by virtue of being lightweight and low-drag.
On the street, I short-shift and drive pretty moderately, and get 28mpg for my 33-mile commute.
AT the track, however, mileage does suffer a bit...
One of the more important aspects of both a good-handling sports car and a high-fuel-mileage economy car is LIGHT WEIGHT.
IMO the best real "sports cars" should also be (somewhat) economy cars by virtue of being lightweight and low-drag.
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Whenever I fill my car with gas, I reset the tripometer in the hopes to record a bragable gas mileage. My bravado holds up for about 2 minutes, then I exit the gas station and VROOOOM~ haha.
I actually don't redline the car. Sometimes I'll take it up, but I've always been way too careful with my stuff, I'm trying my best to still enjoy it
I actually don't redline the car. Sometimes I'll take it up, but I've always been way too careful with my stuff, I'm trying my best to still enjoy it
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From: Modesto, California
2 mile commute to work. 
shift between 3000-4500 depending on my mood. get between 22-26 MPG a tank (with lots of little trips). we are not paying gas prices that some countries pay so why worry about it right now. I also have a CRX if i feel the need to be a hyper-miler. we get pretty good gas mileage for a sports car.
shift between 3000-4500 depending on my mood. get between 22-26 MPG a tank (with lots of little trips). we are not paying gas prices that some countries pay so why worry about it right now. I also have a CRX if i feel the need to be a hyper-miler. we get pretty good gas mileage for a sports car.
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From: Glenview/Northbrook
I hit a range of about 20-27mpg in my MY01 AP1, I have an 04 TSX manual that get's 26-30 easy... I get all my creature comforts and the extra space. I'm a huge fan of the TSX, awesome car, but not as much as I love my AP1
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From: Tampa
Originally Posted by mister x,Jun 18 2009, 04:01 PM
Life is short, live the way you want.
Go ahead smoke, drink, drive fast, hang yourself in Bangkok.
The average person isn't on this planet long enough to really f^ck things up, no matter what Al Gore says.
Go ahead smoke, drink, drive fast, hang yourself in Bangkok.
The average person isn't on this planet long enough to really f^ck things up, no matter what Al Gore says.
