2hot2handle

well...........my guess is to use helium in your tires so you kind of float while driving

Ph3n1x

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30mpg?

ur a moron


I wonder if you can score an IQ of 30

smoothmarine187

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If you want good gas mileage then just get an underpowered piece of crap to do all of your daily driving in. I bought a 96 eclipse RS to drive back and forth to work! the best I have ever done is 25 miles to the gallon....and that was driving like a granny with lots of open roads!

AlwaysinBoost

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I usually get 300-310 miles to a tank, thats with 95% highway driving with a little boost here and there. Around town on the weekends its more the 200-250.

bechbum82

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i dirve 160miles round trip from work and back. i usually get 26-27. i am happy. but if your goin to baby a car get a echo

Ph3n1x

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HOW IS 270-295 = 29-31 mpG?

WHAT DO you have a barrel in the trunk with fuel?

purecoda

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driving the way i enjoy (boost at least once a day, and at least one nice drive on the weekend) i usally get about 260 miles before the light comes on (so 2 gallons left). driving back from ohio and keeping it at 60, even through a snowstorm i cranked out almost 320 miles before the light came on. that's my best to date.

honestly though, i am car poor, but i can't for the life of me understand why people are worried about getting better mpg from their car. its an evo for crying out loud. give up a couple lattes or cigarettes a week and you'll save more money. enjoy the car while you have it. really, if you want mpg, buy a prius (which i actually do like by the way).

Ph3n1x

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Nuff said

byron3636

Prius doesn't have much beter mileage than a d-wing tuned evo on the highway. most of the prius synergy drive benefits mileage at non highways speeds.

SterlingEvo

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Not true. We drove my wife's Prius up to NJ from VA and we averaged 47mpg on the highway. You don't even have to guess, because the car's computer screen tells you everything the car is doing, including which motor it's using and when, and also what kind of mileage you're getting. You are correct that the biggest benefit is around town... under most circumstances under 30mph it uses the electric motor exclusively, which is of course infinityMPG... but it's still WAY better than most cars, even cruising full-motor. It's an amazing car, and shockingly nice when fully equipped...

Like I said before... if you average my wife's and my gas mileage and emissions, then we = a normal car

robertrinaustin

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Your experience is contrary to what most automotive magazines are experiencing. They are not getting anywhere near the rated mpg during normal driving from any of the hybrids.

I would also add that there is nothing wrong with wanting to get better mpg. When you are on the highway cruising, you might as well get the best mpg possible.

I have run mine at higher afrs, 16:1, and didn't really get better gas mileage. I've cruised at afrs of 14.7 and 16 and got about 24 mpg at both. I will play with the timing some and see if I can max the mpg. The best I ever got was 28.2 mpg with a stiff tail wind.

mcwop23

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during break-in i got 280 miles/12 gallons (seems the light comes on with about 2 gallons left, and I get gas immediately afterwards)

now i get 240/12 gallons

it's worth it

Jeff_Jeske

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I'm not sure why some of you guys are bringing up the EPA and such. Cars normally get more efficient after a break in period. Like I said, I have gotten 28mpg and I'm pretty sure that was at 65mph. I'm betting if I drove the car at 55 instead it would have been better.

I don't think this guy is trying to say all evos should be driven like he drives them. I think he is looking for the overall best mileage anyone has gotten. I dont see a problem with someone trying to save a few bucks when they take a long road trip or something.

SterlingEvo

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Well, my point was that an Evo in any state of tune is nowhere near them (someone had mentioned that there wasn't much difference). But for reference, here are a couple of #s I found quickly. My 47mpg for the trip isn't far off:

"Mileage on the Highway: All four cars got more than 40 mpg, and the Prius hit 50[mpg]."
- Car and Driver The Frugalympics, September 2004

"In our last three tankfulls... we averaged a consistent 44 mpg in mixed driving"
- Edmunds.com Long-Term Test: Toyota Prius, October 2005

jfboy

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I'm thinking of getting an EVO for a Daily Driver. What kind of mileage do you guys get on a stock one on the interstate ? in town ?

Please dont give me a guess. Id' like some hard numbers by someone that did the calculations.

Here's how I figure it out:

Before a long HW trip, I fill the car up, press the reset button on the cluster and drive the car to my destination. Then when I get there. I fill the car back up. I look at how many gallong I now just put in. I look at the miles on the trip odometer.

Miles on trip /Gallons just put in = MPG