2.0TQ: Your best mileage on a full tank of gas?
11-03-2008, 07:14 PM
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How do you get 500 miles on a tank?
Do you drive like grannies on highways only?<ul><li><a href="http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/21786.shtml">http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/21786.shtml</a</li></ul>
11-03-2008, 09:10 PM
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Everyone should post their average speed for the tank also. :-)
My 413 miles was at the magic highway cruise speed of 50MPH. (Average trip computer speed for the tank.) There was easily another gallon left so perhaps I could have made it to 440 miles. That was on a tiptronic which argueably gets 3.5% worse highway mileage than the manual.
I'd assume if you had a very light foot with a manual all highway you could eek the other 60 miles out of the tank.
I'd assume if you had a very light foot with a manual all highway you could eek the other 60 miles out of the tank.
11-04-2008, 11:11 AM
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Old fashioned calculating I've done 36.1 mpg.
I've averaged 34.3 on a trip. Intermittent driving mostly. Highway and running through some towns. I usually get a hair under 500 miles to a tank. My commute is a mix.
11-08-2008, 07:35 AM
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574 mi... across Kansas
moved from Atlanta to Denver this summer, and while at highway speeds I got excellent gas mileage, my best was 574 on 15.8 gallons... that was coming across west kansas at 75-80mph.
06-01-2009, 06:56 PM
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Does mileage improve when the ambient temperature is warmer in the summer months? These days I'm consistently getting at lease low 400s miles on a full tank whereas I get mid to upper 300s in the winter months. I just did the 25k oil change. Don't know if there's anything to do with the improved mileage.
06-09-2009, 07:01 AM
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they say the best speed for mpg is right around 70-80mph. also depends on if the highway is uphill or downhill... my best so far is only like 330 mixed driving. i usually have to fill up at 290-300 on my normal commutes to work and other things
06-10-2009, 03:30 PM
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My best tank was 456 miles on 14.177 which calculates to 32.165 mpg. Certainly could have done better but road conditions and terrain limited performance. And having two gallons remaining I would have gone further on the tank but I reached my destination