Whats your MPG?
#33
01-31-2011, 03:13 PM
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#35
02-04-2011, 11:49 AM
I love the fact that Top-gear got 60MPG out of a 4,000 lb Jaguar XJ6 Diesel and the 5,000 lb hybrid cayenne gets 25-27 with conservative driving.
Fuel Economy Race - Car vs. Car vs. Car
With the team booked to switch on the famous Blackpool Illuminations, the three were presented with a challenge to determine which one of them would get the honour of actually throwing the switch. This took the form of a race from Basel in Switzerland to Blackpool, taking a route of their choice and using any unmodified production car they chose, with the restriction that they were only allowed to use a single tank of fuel. May selected a Subaru Legacy Diesel, Clarkson a Jaguar XJ and, to the scorn of his compatriots, Hammond chose a Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion. Clarkson bought the Jaguar because, he said, they cannot go from Basel to Blackpool on one tank of fuel, claiming "If you're gonna fail, you may as well fail in style and comfort." Before leaving France he figured out that, if he went fast enough, he could run out of fuel a few minutes from his house. However, Clarkson failed to run out of fuel—arriving in Blackpool shortly after Hammond. May did eventually finish, albeit 40 minutes after the celebration. All competitors chose their own routes, taking differing routes through France but all crossing the channel via Calais and Dover, which put Blackpool out of the theoretical range of all the chosen vehicles. With seconds to go before the switch-on, Richard—despite winning—claimed Jeremy should switch the light, but Jeremy declined. However, the honour of performing the ceremony fell to the Stig during the ensuing argument. Afterwards, it was found Clarkson's car had 120 miles of fuel left. Winner: Volkswagen Polo. Series Twelve, Episode Four
Fuel Economy Race - Car vs. Car vs. Car
With the team booked to switch on the famous Blackpool Illuminations, the three were presented with a challenge to determine which one of them would get the honour of actually throwing the switch. This took the form of a race from Basel in Switzerland to Blackpool, taking a route of their choice and using any unmodified production car they chose, with the restriction that they were only allowed to use a single tank of fuel. May selected a Subaru Legacy Diesel, Clarkson a Jaguar XJ and, to the scorn of his compatriots, Hammond chose a Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion. Clarkson bought the Jaguar because, he said, they cannot go from Basel to Blackpool on one tank of fuel, claiming "If you're gonna fail, you may as well fail in style and comfort." Before leaving France he figured out that, if he went fast enough, he could run out of fuel a few minutes from his house. However, Clarkson failed to run out of fuel—arriving in Blackpool shortly after Hammond. May did eventually finish, albeit 40 minutes after the celebration. All competitors chose their own routes, taking differing routes through France but all crossing the channel via Calais and Dover, which put Blackpool out of the theoretical range of all the chosen vehicles. With seconds to go before the switch-on, Richard—despite winning—claimed Jeremy should switch the light, but Jeremy declined. However, the honour of performing the ceremony fell to the Stig during the ensuing argument. Afterwards, it was found Clarkson's car had 120 miles of fuel left. Winner: Volkswagen Polo. Series Twelve, Episode Four
#37
02-04-2011, 12:42 PM
We had an 04S and an 06S. Loved them both but the lousy mileage hurt the fun driving factor. Especially when gas was inching towards $5 in California 3 years ago. I'm afraid it'll be there again pretty soon.
#38
02-04-2011, 01:06 PM
2009 GTS 6-Speed: Overall average is about 14 mpg. Low of 9 in heavy city traffic; average about 12 city and as high as 18-19 at steady highway speed. On my mixed city/highway commute, I average about 15-16.
#39
02-05-2011, 11:30 AM
2011 CTT
Interstate- Depends how long I am going on the interstate, if it there is any traffic, or stop and go traffic, if I am speeding in that zone or not, and also if I am behind slow people and can't get around them.
65 MPH can get up to between 16 and 17.2
70 MPH can get up to 17.6
80 MPH can get up to 18-18.6
90-100 MPH can get up to 20.1, possibly higher, but I haven't been able to drive a constant 90-100 mph for a lot of miles due to cops, speed limit changes, etc. to know.
Highway (or back roads as my dad likes to call them)- 40 and 45 zones depend on if I come into a town and get stopped at a stop light, if I am behind a slow person or not, and if I am going 3-5 miles over the speed limit or not)
40 mph- Don't know, have not checked when I get into those zones.
45 mph- about 15-16
55 mph- about 15.5-16.2(I usually go 5-7 over in the 55 zones, so 60-62 would be about 16-16.8)
City/town- depends on how many stop lights I have to stop for, if I have just recently come from a 40-55 zone on the highway or if I am coming off the interstate, and if there is someone going slow in front of me. I also go 5 mph over in my hometown/Augusta GA (its really Martinez, but Augusta is what is used for our address on most maps, GPS and it is used for shipping address) which is 45.
25 mph- about 13.8-15
35 mph- 14.2-15.8
45 mph- about 14.8-16.2
This is all without start/stop function use.
Best Mileage range seen so far when fueled up: 501
Also, this has much better MPGs and better range than my RRS HSE. Hah, the most I ever saw was 11.3 out of it, and the worst was 7.4. My best mile range for the RRS was probably 240, other than that it was between 180 and 229 usually; and having to fill up almost 3 times a week sucked. (Supercharged version is probably worse)
P.S.: The CTT mpg can drop between 10-12 if it is pushed, all the above mpg figures are either cruising at the certain speed (Highway and Interstate) or are not pushed hard at all (all 3). When I first had the CTT I almost always pushed it if I was driving alone after I broke the 2000 mile break-in, but a bit after that I started calming down and driving normally. I do push it sometimes, but not as much as I use to and not all the way each time (flooring it, etc.)
Interstate- Depends how long I am going on the interstate, if it there is any traffic, or stop and go traffic, if I am speeding in that zone or not, and also if I am behind slow people and can't get around them.
65 MPH can get up to between 16 and 17.2
70 MPH can get up to 17.6
80 MPH can get up to 18-18.6
90-100 MPH can get up to 20.1, possibly higher, but I haven't been able to drive a constant 90-100 mph for a lot of miles due to cops, speed limit changes, etc. to know.
Highway (or back roads as my dad likes to call them)- 40 and 45 zones depend on if I come into a town and get stopped at a stop light, if I am behind a slow person or not, and if I am going 3-5 miles over the speed limit or not)
40 mph- Don't know, have not checked when I get into those zones.
45 mph- about 15-16
55 mph- about 15.5-16.2(I usually go 5-7 over in the 55 zones, so 60-62 would be about 16-16.8)
City/town- depends on how many stop lights I have to stop for, if I have just recently come from a 40-55 zone on the highway or if I am coming off the interstate, and if there is someone going slow in front of me. I also go 5 mph over in my hometown/Augusta GA (its really Martinez, but Augusta is what is used for our address on most maps, GPS and it is used for shipping address) which is 45.
25 mph- about 13.8-15
35 mph- 14.2-15.8
45 mph- about 14.8-16.2
This is all without start/stop function use.
Best Mileage range seen so far when fueled up: 501
Also, this has much better MPGs and better range than my RRS HSE. Hah, the most I ever saw was 11.3 out of it, and the worst was 7.4. My best mile range for the RRS was probably 240, other than that it was between 180 and 229 usually; and having to fill up almost 3 times a week sucked. (Supercharged version is probably worse)
P.S.: The CTT mpg can drop between 10-12 if it is pushed, all the above mpg figures are either cruising at the certain speed (Highway and Interstate) or are not pushed hard at all (all 3). When I first had the CTT I almost always pushed it if I was driving alone after I broke the 2000 mile break-in, but a bit after that I started calming down and driving normally. I do push it sometimes, but not as much as I use to and not all the way each time (flooring it, etc.)
Last edited by Woodchuck; 02-06-2011 at 12:54 AM. Reason: Last edit, P.S.
#40
02-07-2011, 01:23 PM
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Just the empirical data I've been looking for: proves that faster is clearly more fuel efficient, and I just want to do my part for the environment!
#42
02-07-2011, 04:49 PM
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I dont think he was trying to be a debbie downer.......plus we need more Arrogant Canadians around these parts.....
Id imagine you all paid much more for your respective piggers......than what I did in US......so please feel free to gloat or complain.....and if Scotland sells gas as high as England does.....defintely feel compelled to brag...
I can still find 2.79USD 93 gas a gallon in Austin.......
Id imagine you all paid much more for your respective piggers......than what I did in US......so please feel free to gloat or complain.....and if Scotland sells gas as high as England does.....defintely feel compelled to brag...
I can still find 2.79USD 93 gas a gallon in Austin.......
#43
02-07-2011, 04:51 PM
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Rep Power: 36 I love the fact that Top-gear got 60MPG out of a 4,000 lb Jaguar XJ6 Diesel and the 5,000 lb hybrid cayenne gets 25-27 with conservative driving.
Fuel Economy Race - Car vs. Car vs. Car
With the team booked to switch on the famous Blackpool Illuminations, the three were presented with a challenge to determine which one of them would get the honour of actually throwing the switch. This took the form of a race from Basel in Switzerland to Blackpool, taking a route of their choice and using any unmodified production car they chose, with the restriction that they were only allowed to use a single tank of fuel. May selected a Subaru Legacy Diesel, Clarkson a Jaguar XJ and, to the scorn of his compatriots, Hammond chose a Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion. Clarkson bought the Jaguar because, he said, they cannot go from Basel to Blackpool on one tank of fuel, claiming "If you're gonna fail, you may as well fail in style and comfort." Before leaving France he figured out that, if he went fast enough, he could run out of fuel a few minutes from his house. However, Clarkson failed to run out of fuel—arriving in Blackpool shortly after Hammond. May did eventually finish, albeit 40 minutes after the celebration. All competitors chose their own routes, taking differing routes through France but all crossing the channel via Calais and Dover, which put Blackpool out of the theoretical range of all the chosen vehicles. With seconds to go before the switch-on, Richard—despite winning—claimed Jeremy should switch the light, but Jeremy declined. However, the honour of performing the ceremony fell to the Stig during the ensuing argument. Afterwards, it was found Clarkson's car had 120 miles of fuel left. Winner: Volkswagen Polo. Series Twelve, Episode Four
Fuel Economy Race - Car vs. Car vs. Car
With the team booked to switch on the famous Blackpool Illuminations, the three were presented with a challenge to determine which one of them would get the honour of actually throwing the switch. This took the form of a race from Basel in Switzerland to Blackpool, taking a route of their choice and using any unmodified production car they chose, with the restriction that they were only allowed to use a single tank of fuel. May selected a Subaru Legacy Diesel, Clarkson a Jaguar XJ and, to the scorn of his compatriots, Hammond chose a Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion. Clarkson bought the Jaguar because, he said, they cannot go from Basel to Blackpool on one tank of fuel, claiming "If you're gonna fail, you may as well fail in style and comfort." Before leaving France he figured out that, if he went fast enough, he could run out of fuel a few minutes from his house. However, Clarkson failed to run out of fuel—arriving in Blackpool shortly after Hammond. May did eventually finish, albeit 40 minutes after the celebration. All competitors chose their own routes, taking differing routes through France but all crossing the channel via Calais and Dover, which put Blackpool out of the theoretical range of all the chosen vehicles. With seconds to go before the switch-on, Richard—despite winning—claimed Jeremy should switch the light, but Jeremy declined. However, the honour of performing the ceremony fell to the Stig during the ensuing argument. Afterwards, it was found Clarkson's car had 120 miles of fuel left. Winner: Volkswagen Polo. Series Twelve, Episode Four
Not like the Office version we have over here,
#44
02-07-2011, 07:49 PM
Don't get me started on what a rancid pile of stink the American topgear is. Multiple episodes in and they are still explaining to the population WTF the show is about. The only chemistry between the hosts is the carbon and water their brainless, talentless, uninteresting, pathetic carcasses are made out of. it' PAINFUL to no end. AND YES - I can do better - just throw a beer in me and I am good to go.
May this show's complete footage archive be BURNED and its ashes shot into space!
May this show's complete footage archive be BURNED and its ashes shot into space!
#45
02-08-2011, 03:54 AM
that is regular fuel. Super or 98+ ron is even more expensive.