manphibian Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I bet this has been asked loads of times, but as the search engine doesn't do 3 letter words like MPG, i'm going to ask it again So i have a short 20 minute rush hour commute to work, based on your experience, what's a realistic MPG figure for short trips like that? I know what you're going to say, "if you're worried about mpg, get a diesel, a-hole!" and i'm not that bothered, but obviously there's a big difference between 18mpg and say, if it was 5mpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 use MPG* in the search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manphibian Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 Well whaddya know... it works Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 no worries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam42whu Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 33ish on long motorway drive 20 around town and as low as you want to go when driveing with haste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroudy Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 AVG = 26mpg at the mo. Thats from weekend and occasional evening use with decent off throttle driving where possible and the occasional blast of Nismo pipe howl at tunnels/straights/slip roads etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manphibian Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 Well these figures and the other in the 'post a pic of your mpg' thread sound fine I only get 23mpg out of my 1.8T 225 TT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroudy Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Its the benefit of big hammer for hitting the nail equasion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Drive it hard around Milton keynes (roundabouts every half mile and no traffic ) and get about 15-18 mpg, On long motorway journeys averaging 80/90 will get you around the 28-30 mpg. Its not Bad to be honest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Quads Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I've got a 10/15 minute drive to work and then use it for the for a bit of driving locally - hour up to see the rents - ~5/6K per year and since buying the car (almost 5 years now) i've averaged 22.7 mpg. I have noticed it getting worse over the last year or so - now I struggle to get 33mpg @80 on the motorway, its nearer 30mpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varley16 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 im currently doin an 8 mile trip to work, so im getting 24/25 MPG, and thats slow moving traffic for about 2 of those miles. but at the end of the month, im moving house, and moving job.....on the same day, so will be reducing to 2000 miles a year, and the trip to work is a nice cruise to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomS Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 9 miles each way. 5 of those miles are on the East Lancs (A Road) which is 50mph but is a mixture of that and traffic. 4 of the miles are stop starting in traffic on a bad day, or 20-30mph in average traffic on a good day. Average between 22-24mpg depending on traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ug45cwb Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I got 38mpg the other day on a trip to Liverpool, but this was because the motorway was congested and I was doing a steady 55-60 mph. Normal motorway driving i'm getting about 30-35 depending on speed. Round town about 20, spirited drives drink the fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cesc Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Getting about 18-20 mpg, mostly with short journeys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coppz Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 26 On average, Around 20 on my short 15 min commute, Upto 31 on the motorway for long journey's..But that's boring.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I'd say you'll be looking at anywhere between mid to high teens and low to mid twenties depending on how you drive. As the others have said, rag it and it will be sub 20, take it easy on motorway and you'll see 30+, anything inbetween can give well - anything inbetween! Its quite frugal for what it is though if you keep the momentum up and dont prod at the throttle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G Man Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 It really was a pleasant surprise the mpg for a 3.5/3.7l V6 Coming from a RX8 and having another 100bhp to play with, it made sense if I wanted to still have a sports car. Interesting that the TT is similar to the RX8 (on a good day!). It's alo worth bearing in mind that the better looked after and serviced car, will always deliver good mpg (except an RX8 ) But it always comes down to, if you have to worry about mpg, not that I'm saying you are but generally, it' the wrong car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manphibian Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 Good stuff. Just didn't want to hear a load of people who do 20 minute commutes to be saying 5 mpg or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 350Z ... 24mpg @ 34mph average DB9 ..... 17mpg @ 34mph average Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 350Z ... 24mpg @ 34mph averageDB9 ..... 17mpg @ 34mph average XKR 22mpg @ 34 mph average Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMR Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Get about 22 mpg mixed driving usually, motorway trip to Wales from Yorkshire sees about 32 mpg around 85mph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 26mpg for me, thats 90miles of motorway driving, cruising at 50 or 80 depending upon the traffic with a few spirited acceleration moments. If you just sit there on a motorway doing 80 you can push it up nearer to the 30mpg mark. Interesting ive done over 200miles in a 370z roadster today and thats giving me the same mpg as my 350z roadster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 26mpg for me, thats 90miles of motorway driving, cruising at 50 or 80 depending upon the traffic with a few spirited acceleration moments. If you just sit there on a motorway doing 80 you can push it up nearer to the 30mpg mark. Interesting ive done over 200miles in a 370z roadster today and thats giving me the same mpg as my 350z roadster. if you do the speed limit you can get it over 30 mpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Interesting ive done over 200miles in a 370z roadster today and thats giving me the same mpg as my 350z roadster. I'm finding my 370z is giving the same MPG as my 350z did - not bad for ~240HP (wheels) vs ~310HP (hub) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ersen.o Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 24-30 on motorways 15-18 in town (london with speedbump every 10 meters!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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