The most I got out of a tank was 360. 100% highway driving on a long road trip 75mph. I put  in just under 14Gal's to fill the car back up. So just under 26 mpg.  I typically get about 300 - 320 a tank.  When I drive all city, I get 200miles out of a tank.

Last week it snowed a crap ton here in the Seattle area.  Not only was I everyone's sherpa, I am also a pretty big fan of empty parking lots, throwing snow and making my female passengers scream, so on that tank I got my lowest ever, 16.8 or so... 

I get 18 - 22 mpg. The previous owner always got like 25-26... 

flameJello wrote:

huh, if aero gas mileage is this low, what does a small awd suv (i.e. acura rdx, chevy trailblazer, etc.) get in these conditions?

just curious, I don't know much about suv gas mileage, and my linear gas mileage is usually in the upper 20's (used to be consistently 30 when I lived outside the city and mostly drove town/highway miles)

I have no idea but I bet it would be a scary number with my style of driving. Recently me and my dad were looking at a 2004 Range Rover HSE for him for a great price, but after looking more into it, it's a V8 rated at 11 city/15 highway and gas prices won't be this cheap forever.

speed808 wrote:

After always getting 16-17 mpg in city driving, I decided to see if I could get the 92x Aero highway mpg of 26.  So I filled up the car and drove Only on the highway and open roads for around 120 miles.  I averaged 35 mph to 60 mph (depending on the speed limit).  After I filled up again and checked my mpg.  It came out to 26.6 mpg.

I feel relieved.  At least I know that my low mpg is due to stop and go city driving and not due to a defect in the car.

It was the same with my 1993 Integra LS.  On the highway, it got 29-30 mpg.  But when I got my new job in town, even the Integra's mpg dropped to 16-17 mpg in stop and go city driving.

Weird.  I got 27 mpg in my 96 Integra LS in both the city and highway.  I could never get it to change.  Take sideroads to school - 27mpg.  Take highway to school - 27mpg.

*edit* Whoops, this is a fabrication.  I got that fuel economy whether I drove it hard, or if I was conservative.  I did get different fuel economy on city/highway driving.

Last edited by iamchris (2010-08-16 11:56:48)

Talking to another Aero owner in my general region (at an autocross actually), he gets about the same as I do. Open road 4 lane highway (like a long trip),  about 26 MPG, local driving (there really is virtually no true stop and go around here, so no city) 22-23 MPG.

http://www.fuelly.com/driver/nwegeleben/92x
This is over the last few months, mostly highway.
27.3 avg
31.3 best

I usually get 24-ish mpg.  Sometimes 21 or worse when i drive somewhat aggressively.  I've also gotten it to break 25 when babying it.  When I bought the car, I got it in GA and road tripped it back to NJ, got 29-30 mpg on that trip.... fresh stage II tune, cruise control between 65 and 75 mph depending on the state.

Snaab9-2 wrote:

nwegeleben wrote:

http://www.fuelly.com/driver/nwegeleben/92x
This is over the last few months, mostly highway.
27.3 avg
31.3 best

how is that possible?  What speed do you drive at, like 45 mph in 5th gear?

I broke 27 mpg once ever.

Usually just set the cruise around 65. Commuting to work the speed limit is only 55 so that probably helps, plus I try to keep it out of boost unless I want to have fun.

Snaab9-2 wrote:

nwegeleben wrote:

http://www.fuelly.com/driver/nwegeleben/92x
This is over the last few months, mostly highway.
27.3 avg
31.3 best

how is that possible?

Less gas is used the faster your sustained speed is.  imho

I avg about 18.5-19 with mostly driving through the streets of Brooklyn. Lately, with more highway driving i had almost 23. I have a heavy foot, or so I've been told by those who ride with me.

My highest was 25 almost 26 when taking a drive to Maryland from Brooklyn mostly on cruise control with a car full of people and my trunk full of luggage.

Last edited by l7jr (2010-08-26 22:23:00)

I average 23, and I commute on back roads.  I'm anxious to see how an all turnpike commute will alter the mileage after I move.