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Anyone else getting crazy good mpg?
- Thread starter legacy404
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We're stay at 19.9 mph 93 octane. 2021 with only about 500 miles or so. No real highway driving for any length of time yet. My wife takes it to work every day and it's 2 lane country roads. No major hills. her drive is about 12 minutes (lucky her) I drive on the week ends and let's just say I like to blow the carbon out 
Gonna sign up for the driving class and that should get us some real highway miles. It's about an 8 hour drive.
Gonna sign up for the driving class and that should get us some real highway miles. It's about an 8 hour drive.
Today I observed the best fuel economy since December 2019, when I purchased the ST. I drove 192 miles mostly highway speeds and the Trip Odometer displayed 25.2 MPG. The real MPG based on my calculation at fillup was the same for the first time ever, and even slightly higher at 25.33 MPG. My average speed on the trip was 40 mph.
Just did 3k miles over the last week 2200 were highway the rest was city driving averaged 24.6 overall. A few tanks were in the 26 range. The best tank we have seen over the last year was heading from Asheville back to Houston I made it to Meridian MS (496 miles easily had another 80 left) on one tank averaging 62 mph and that included going through ATL at lunch time..... Hypermiling a 5k pound brick helps make a trip go faster, the last picture was the first 100 miles of that tank
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I found it varies, on my 500 mile trip the computer was .09 MPG higher than the calculated # from Autosis . I noticed mine is usually within 2 mpg of the trip computer.
If someone is paying attention close enough you get good idea what the vehicle is capable of regardless of what the trip computer is saying.
If someone is paying attention close enough you get good idea what the vehicle is capable of regardless of what the trip computer is saying.
Best ive gotten is 25.2 MPG on a 350 mile trip with 4 passengers and luggage, easily attainable on one fill up. My daily commute, I avg 13MPG, city driving, usually no WOT involve either. My computer says 15.5 MPG,
My 18 Sport was usually off by 2-2.5 MPG as well. Similar MPG between both on city but on the highway, my Platinum wins it by far.
My 18 Sport was usually off by 2-2.5 MPG as well. Similar MPG between both on city but on the highway, my Platinum wins it by far.
I completely forgot to reset the trip when we left for Ashville. Remembered when we stopped for lunch. Woulda been a good test as it was around a 7hr drive for us. Waze said longer but I'm a lead foot. I'd guess the average highway speed was 76ish MPH. The trip did increase to 22.6 MPG from 20.8 (wife's daily driver to work and the commute is only about 12 minutes) I drive it like I stole it on the weekends.
