View Poll Results: How many miles per gallon do you get while daily driving?
1-10
18
2.38%
10-20
379
50.07%
20-30
312
41.22%
30+
15
1.98%
What is MPG? I just fill up 10 times a day.
33
4.36%
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EVO Gas Mileage MPG miles per gallon -- Merge
Jan 21, 2004, 04:53 PM
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I have driven in traffic to Vegas and back (490 miles), I commute and play. Mileage range 18 to 21. This is on CA 91 octane. I wish other respondents would include what gas they are using because I think that mileage is worse on 91 than it would be on 94 or whatever.
Jan 21, 2004, 06:38 PM
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Another factor is winter gas. They put sulfur and some other crap in there in the colder climates....that might be what you're seeing as well. 15mpg is still a tad low, unless you're burning rubber from light to light....however 22-25 sounds pretty reasonable for a 5spd AWD monster with close to 300hp.
Perhaps if mitsu put in a 6th gear?
Perhaps if mitsu put in a 6th gear?
Jan 21, 2004, 07:07 PM
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I get about 200 miles per tank, with a lot of short-trip driving. (But hey, there's under 5,000 miles on my almost-a-year-old car.)
RPM at a given speed and gear for a given car (all Evos, for instance) is always going to be the same, unless you have non-stock-diameter tires or a badly slipping clutch.
Fuel consumption is going to vary a lot for the Evo based on speed, because the car has the aerodynamics of a brick. (Cd is 0.36.) So the faster you go, the worse your mileage will get, and it's going to get worse quickly. I bet if you lower your speed by 5 mph, you'll get noticeably better mileage.
I do know from experience that fuel mileage is -- shall we say "slightly higher" -- when you're on the gas a lot. Try 7 mpg for my track day use.
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RPM at a given speed and gear for a given car (all Evos, for instance) is always going to be the same, unless you have non-stock-diameter tires or a badly slipping clutch.
Fuel consumption is going to vary a lot for the Evo based on speed, because the car has the aerodynamics of a brick. (Cd is 0.36.) So the faster you go, the worse your mileage will get, and it's going to get worse quickly. I bet if you lower your speed by 5 mph, you'll get noticeably better mileage.
I do know from experience that fuel mileage is -- shall we say "slightly higher" -- when you're on the gas a lot. Try 7 mpg for my track day use.
--Dan
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Jan 22, 2004, 12:03 PM
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I am guessing that my low gas mileage is a combination of factors. We only get 91 octane gas just like CA, I have a very short drive to work 3-4 miles, it has been cold so I was letting it warm up for a few minutes before driving, and maybe winter fuel mixture. I did switch brands of gas this week to see if it makes a difference and now I am not warming the car up as long. I do not really drive it to redline every light but I do on occassion (I just can't help myself).
Jan 22, 2004, 12:46 PM
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I was attributing my lousy mileage to the turbo-timer. If you are making short trips and letting the car run for a minute after you walk away the mileage is lousy when you aren't moving. My trip to Vegas showed that the mileage was bad even hopping two hours at a time. 
I am going to reset the computer and check mileage as soon as the dealer gives me my car back.
I am going to reset the computer and check mileage as soon as the dealer gives me my car back.
Feb 11, 2004, 07:05 PM
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Miles Per Tank????
The most amount of miles i've ever gotten on a full tank to a empty tank is about 220. What are you guys getting? Maybe im driving too hard or something...
