Fuel Consumption
10-01-2012, 11:00 AM
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When I was commuting locally about 5 miles a day (total - including a 1 mile jaunt on the parkway in each direction) I was seeing about 14mpg.
My daily commute is now about 40 miles a day (total - 36 or so of which is on the parkway) and I get about 18mpg for that trip. I see quite a bit of traffic though and tend to enjoy the car's throttle a little too any time the traffic frees up.
Recently, I took a 200 mile trip (mostly highway, with the top down) and got about 27mpg.
YMMV.
-Eric
My daily commute is now about 40 miles a day (total - 36 or so of which is on the parkway) and I get about 18mpg for that trip. I see quite a bit of traffic though and tend to enjoy the car's throttle a little too any time the traffic frees up.
Recently, I took a 200 mile trip (mostly highway, with the top down) and got about 27mpg.
YMMV.
-Eric
10-01-2012, 01:34 PM
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[QUOTE=Jacks911;9881963]25 mpg ... after 3200 miles in 9 days - in our C4 with Tip - With two folks on board and luggage, -- QUOTE]
I can only assume that both were guys because there's no way I could get enough "stuff" for a 9 day trip into the C4 if it was with the wife.......I'd need to reant a U-haul.....LOL!!
I can only assume that both were guys because there's no way I could get enough "stuff" for a 9 day trip into the C4 if it was with the wife.......I'd need to reant a U-haul.....LOL!!
10-01-2012, 01:41 PM
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And while I understand and approve of the Porsche engineering logic that made the 6th gear ratio performance-oriented, rather than economy-oriented, I wish they had gone the other way. 99% of any hard driving that we do in the US will not involve 6th. My car runs at around 3,000 rpm at 75-77 mph, killing gas mileage on the interstate.
10-01-2012, 10:18 PM
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And yes it was my Wife... and yes we had three soft bags one rigid travel case a Colman Cooler and lots of loose Stuff. I could see out the back window (Half of it anyway) but that is what mirrors are for.