Still love the car, but....
01-06-2014, 12:19 PM
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25 mpg Imperial = 20.8 mpg US.
On long highway runs it can hit 27 mpg Imperial, similar to your mileage.
I'm impressed with the mileage, considering the performance it provides (smiles per gallon)!
01-06-2014, 12:19 PM
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may i ask how milage you can get on a full tank of gas on average? thank you.
from what i am reading on this thread, it looks like 997.1 gets maybe 250-300 miles per full tank but i am seeing like 400 miles per tank on a 997.2
my guess is tire air pressure, driving habits and other factors contribute to a huge gas milage difference to account for the variations in owners expeirneces.
from what i am reading on this thread, it looks like 997.1 gets maybe 250-300 miles per full tank but i am seeing like 400 miles per tank on a 997.2
my guess is tire air pressure, driving habits and other factors contribute to a huge gas milage difference to account for the variations in owners expeirneces.
I have not found the gas mileage on the 997.2 to be much better, if any, than the 997.1 I had two 997.1 S coupes and my current 2012 GTS. I do not notice any difference in gas mileage. Porsche claims that the power kit cars, which of course my GTS is, do not suffer a drop in gas mileage over the non power kit cars, but maybe they do. The DFI engine is supposed to give better gas mileage than the previous generation engines, but that has not been my experience.
01-06-2014, 12:47 PM
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Driving habbits are 90% of the fuel economy game. Yesterday BC gave me average of 29.5 US MPG on a 75 mile drive.
I don't touch the pedals or pass anything unless I absolutely have to on long drives. Set the cruise at +5MPH over the speedlimit and DO NOT touch the pedals. Do not accelerate on the highway ramps, let the car drive itself if you want to get the high MPG. The moment you start passing cars, MPG starts plummeting.
Also, pump up the tires to +5PSI over the limit, change the air filters, run the injection cleaner ever 5k miles.
I don't touch the pedals or pass anything unless I absolutely have to on long drives. Set the cruise at +5MPH over the speedlimit and DO NOT touch the pedals. Do not accelerate on the highway ramps, let the car drive itself if you want to get the high MPG. The moment you start passing cars, MPG starts plummeting.
Also, pump up the tires to +5PSI over the limit, change the air filters, run the injection cleaner ever 5k miles.
01-06-2014, 01:07 PM
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Driving habbits are 90% of the fuel economy game. Yesterday BC gave me average of 29.5 US MPG on a 75 mile drive.
I don't touch the pedals or pass anything unless I absolutely have to on long drives. Set the cruise at +5MPH over the speedlimit and DO NOT touch the pedals. Do not accelerate on the highway ramps, let the car drive itself if you want to get the high MPG. The moment you start passing cars, MPG starts plummeting.
Also, pump up the tires to +5PSI over the limit, change the air filters, run the injection cleaner ever 5k miles.
I don't touch the pedals or pass anything unless I absolutely have to on long drives. Set the cruise at +5MPH over the speedlimit and DO NOT touch the pedals. Do not accelerate on the highway ramps, let the car drive itself if you want to get the high MPG. The moment you start passing cars, MPG starts plummeting.
Also, pump up the tires to +5PSI over the limit, change the air filters, run the injection cleaner ever 5k miles.
My average of almost 21 mpg US is achieved, most definitely, by "touching" the pedals, particularly on highway ramps and passing. I keep track of the 911's mileage, but don't pursue mileage...for that, I have my DD Accord.
01-06-2014, 01:10 PM
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thats really good milage imo. i think im getting 17.5
That doesn't sound like driving the 911 the way it was meant to be driven.
My average of almost 21 mpg US is achieved, most definitely, by "touching" the pedals, particularly on highway ramps and passing. I keep track of the 911's mileage, but don't pursue mileage...for that, I have my DD Accord.
My average of almost 21 mpg US is achieved, most definitely, by "touching" the pedals, particularly on highway ramps and passing. I keep track of the 911's mileage, but don't pursue mileage...for that, I have my DD Accord.
01-06-2014, 01:39 PM
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When did buying a Porsche have to anything to do with getting high gas mileage. Obviously using less gas per mile would be desirable, but it never factored into my decision to buy a Porsche. A Prius or better still, a Tesla would be the far superior choice.
01-06-2014, 04:31 PM
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The OP was not but the responders were. To increase the tank size would appear to be much more complex than simply having Porsche making the gas tank larger. Without fully knowing, it is likely that a larger tank cannot be fitted and if it could, a larger tank would increase the weight of the car. Car makers are going to great lengths to reduce the weight of autos. The last thing they would want is to increase weight and thereby reduce speed and efficiency for something very few buyers would care about.
01-06-2014, 04:35 PM
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Amusing that some complain the 991 has betrayed the 911 sporting heritage and become too GT like. Others bemoan the fact that the 911 is not GT enough. Now we read that the gas tank is too small, not sufficiently comfortable to endure a 10 hour highway drive and the standard sound system is unlistenable. The 911 TT is called boring, the only genuine 911 is air cooled and Porsche sold out with the water cooled engine and progressive stability control and computer assisted driving aids. Inspite of all the criticism, nothing gives me more driving pleasure than my Porsche.
You can buy a 991 which has Burmester and better FE (longer range) and is much more of a GT. Perfect for you the OP.
Or you can buy a 911 GT3 which has an incredibly crappy stereo and a shorter range, but is an incredible sports car. It would be terrible for you but heaven on earth for me.
I place very little (read "no") value on the size of gas tank. Part of me thinks it would be difficult to give a 911 a 20 gallon gas tank. I would not want that. The Bose in my 997.2 is "adequate" to better than adequate. I had a 1985 Carrera and that stereo could not even be heard when I was doing more than 70.
A 911 or any car is a compromise if you want it to be a sports car AND a GT. I'd say you would need a Bentley CGT or a 991. The 997.1 is not the car for 14 hour freeway driving. There are many better options.
01-06-2014, 05:43 PM
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I wasn't particularly shocked at how crappy the sound was coming out of the Bose. I bought the cable so I can run my iPhone into the system. The music on the phone is stored as Apple LossLess (CD quality). Bose just doesn't make a good sounding stereo.
What I found after driving while it was playing is that I was distracted from my driving. I just turned off the stereo and enjoyed the engine.
What I found after driving while it was playing is that I was distracted from my driving. I just turned off the stereo and enjoyed the engine.
01-06-2014, 06:11 PM
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and if it could, a larger tank would increase the weight of the car.
There's really no good reason not to have the larger tank present - or at least make it an available option. Contrary to the assertion that it's a "tradeoff vs. a purer sports car", the highest performance models have the larger tanks available, so it really doesn't make much sense not to make it an option.
I'd also point out that if you intend to use the car in an enduro racing event, you would want a larger tank.