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Old 09-19-2016, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by GVA-SFO
Think about our friends in Europe that can get "Panamera S" Diesel, with a 420hp V8, ..that can easily achieve 40 MPG !
NEDC...imperial gallons, etc...it'll be like 26 US/EPA-MPGs if it does get tested here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Eu..._Driving_Cycle
Old 09-19-2016, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by AndrewP
Don't drive my PGTS in Sport Plus consistently, so do not know MPG. MY '15 991 TTS got about 5 MPG in Sport Plus on the track, so I would say that 12 MPG on the road for the much heavier PTTS is not bad. Sport Plus is far too harsh in stop and go traffic for me.
I would agree that Sport Plus can be harsh. I NEVER use Sport Plus when driving my wife's Boxster. But on my PTTS, I like it for driving around town. The exhaust sounds epic, I like the way the PDK shifts, and the car gets really low. I agree the suspension is pretty firm in sport plus, but I just love the way it looks when it's hunkered down. My understanding is that you can't have it both ways; if you want the car to be at its lowest setting, then it also has to be at its firmest; no way to control those two factors independently. Correct me if I'm wrong. For highway driving, I drive in normal mode. Sport Plus is too stiff for he highway for me.

But hey, to each his own. YMMV.
Old 09-20-2016, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by mdosu
NEDC...imperial gallons, etc...it'll be like 26 US/EPA-MPGs if it does get tested here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Eu..._Driving_Cycle
Nope, you are not at the point !

This car can do 5.7 to 5.8 liter per 100km

or, in MPG, ..this is ABOVE 40 !!

Yes, it is VERY crazy that such car can do that, but, these are the spec !
I know, there are some reasons that it is hard to believe when it come from the VW group and it is about Diesel, but, yes, 5.7 l/100km and this is 41.26 MPG

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Old 09-25-2016, 02:44 AM
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Originally Posted by GVA-SFO
Think about our friends in Europe that can get "Panamera S" Diesel, with a 420hp V8, ..that can easily achieve 40 MPG !
I love that car - can you imagine all that torque on the autobahn at 200km/h and getting rid of those pesty BMW and Mercedes?



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