21 MPG avg. at 220 miles on Odometer

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Nov 10, 2006 | 06:21 PM
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Or at least that's what it says on the the bar graph on the screen in the dash.

Mostly driving back and forth to work. Commute is about 1/2 stop and go crawling along in bumper to bumper traffic and the other is 50-60 mph highway.

Not bad MPG so far.
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Nov 10, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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Quote: Or at least that's what it says on the the bar graph on the screen in the dash.

Mostly driving back and forth to work. Commute is about 1/2 stop and go crawling along in bumper to bumper traffic and the other is 50-60 mph highway.

Not bad MPG so far.
That is a good start.....actual mpg's might be different, but it's a good indicator.
C.
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Nov 10, 2006 | 06:41 PM
  #3  
How? I'm babying the throttle and the best I can get is 14.7.
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Nov 10, 2006 | 07:49 PM
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The last tank I got 21 mpg most of it highway. It looks like the '07 gets about 4 mpg less then the '03.
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Nov 10, 2006 | 08:17 PM
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Quote: The last tank I got 21 mpg most of it highway. It looks like the '07 gets about 4 mpg less then the '03.

That's curious considering the 07 has minorly better EPA estimates. I wonder how they even test their car. I'm avging 16.5 btw with mixed driving and about 450 miles on the odometer
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Nov 10, 2006 | 08:46 PM
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Quote: How? I'm babying the throttle and the best I can get is 14.7.
Sure you are babying the throttle!
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Nov 10, 2006 | 09:19 PM
  #7  
I got around 23.9 mpg on my drive from Raleigh to Charlotte today. It was down in the low teens but quickly recovered.
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Nov 10, 2006 | 11:52 PM
  #8  
Be sure to measure that against what you calculate at the pump

Mileage calculated by the car computer's are notoriously optimistic, usually generous by 1 mpg or 2.
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Nov 11, 2006 | 12:15 AM
  #9  
Even checking at the pump isn't going to show the actual MPG. I was reading in the paper how pumps don't give you exactly what they say. The majority give you more gas than what is displayed, while some will give you less.
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Nov 11, 2006 | 01:55 AM
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Quote: Even checking at the pump isn't going to show the actual MPG. I was reading in the paper how pumps don't give you exactly what they say. The majority give you more gas than what is displayed, while some will give you less.

yea but then who cares? The only reason MPG counts is because it determines how much money you are spending relatively...as long as the pump is consistent, it doesn't matter how accurate it is.

There's no way the pump can fail you...fill the tank to the brim...then drive around and use miles driven and gas needed to refill to the brim...UNLESS, ur odometer is off too....

But yea...I'm not doing too well on the MPG, I do have a X though.
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Nov 11, 2006 | 07:49 AM
  #11  
At 525 miles, I have been getting 20.9 in a X. with 50/50 combined driving.
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Nov 11, 2006 | 11:20 AM
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Quote: At 525 miles, I have been getting 20.9 in a X. with 50/50 combined driving.
Wow, thats not too bad, and for AWD to boot!
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Nov 11, 2006 | 11:39 AM
  #13  
From my experience with the G35, the optimal MPG is really achieved after about 10k, my '05 now gets a consistent 19-20 mpg city/some in town freeway driving, it will get better!
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Nov 11, 2006 | 12:14 PM
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32 mpg; 6mt 05. How close can you get?
Quote: Or at least that's what it says on the the bar graph on the screen in the dash.

Mostly driving back and forth to work. Commute is about 1/2 stop and go crawling along in bumper to bumper traffic and the other is 50-60 mph highway.

Not bad MPG so far.
Is good for a new G.
Mine has 30 K miles.
Yesterday I did 32 mpg, per NAV display, on a 45 mile freeway stretch from El Toro to LAX. Doing 70 mph in that stretch; cruise control on. RPM ~ 2600.
07 should be able to match that.
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Nov 11, 2006 | 12:17 PM
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Quote: From my experience with the G35, the optimal MPG is really achieved after about 10k, my '05 now gets a consistent 19-20 mpg city/some in town freeway driving, it will get better!

After 10K miles!!??
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