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Old 06-27-2004, 08:29 PM
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I am planning on purchasing a 05 Cayenne~ just want to know the exact mpg you guys are getting~ cuz you know~ the EPA stickers are always confusing~ Please leave model~ mpg~ %local vs highway~fuel grade~ avg rpm~ I am sure this would be great info to be shared among this forum~

thanks in advance~
Old 06-27-2004, 08:58 PM
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tt, 60% town 40 %highway , 12mpg ..avg rpm redline..lol
Old 06-27-2004, 10:00 PM
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Combined city/highway in San Francisco(worst streets in the world) I get a nice 11 mpg average. That's not too bad since compared to my 996 I get 13 mpg combined. My previous ML320 averaged 13.8. IMO-most if not all SUVS suck in mpg but the peppermobile is worlds apart from other SUV's in the fun factor : ). Regards. Mike
Old 06-27-2004, 11:26 PM
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I appear to be the odd duck, as my S gets between 17-19 average mpg consistently...no idea why. On straight highway cruise control, 20mpg.

I can go 400 miles before the 'low fuel' warning comes on and after a fill up, my estimated range is ~ 485 (although I've seen 555 miles once after a fill up).
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04 "S" Average 17.6 over 14K miles.
Old 06-28-2004, 01:22 AM
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I get 10 MPH towing a car and trailer 14 around town.. 18 HWY
Old 06-28-2004, 02:56 AM
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I'm getting around 13-15mpg overall...quite a change from my RX300 which got 20-24mpg.
Old 06-28-2004, 03:38 AM
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computer says 11.5mpg

but I do get 9mpg city and 17-18mpg highway. It has to be a long highway to get that 17-18mpg, minimum of 50miles
Old 06-28-2004, 05:23 AM
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Have just completed 1500 miles in my V6, average being 16mpg. Did a 160 mile round trip over the weekend, mostly on open roads/motorways ~ resetting the 'computer' before I set out and it sneaked up to 25. Few more local miles since, it is down to 23.
Old 06-28-2004, 05:54 AM
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18.2mpg on 12k 03S with 95% rural/5% urban driving
Old 06-28-2004, 10:14 AM
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My average for my TT is 13.4 over 13k miles driven. About 70% city (11mpg) and 30% freeway (14.9mpg).
Old 06-28-2004, 07:16 PM
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04 's' 50/50 hwy/city 17.3 with est. 10,000 miles
Old 06-28-2004, 07:25 PM
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04TT
Around town: 13MPG
Going to Tahoe 250 Miles from sea level to 6,200 feet about 70MPH -- 19MPG
Other direction: 22MPG

Bet if we removed the roof rack, probably get another 1MPG.
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04 S, 10k miles, avg 16.2, 75% highway.
Old 06-29-2004, 02:20 AM
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04s-15.8mpg


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