So I did some searches but the most recent discussion in the CAD forums was almost a year ago. With gas prices sky rocketing and being a proud new owner of an 07 coupe I just wanted some thoughts/feedback on others fuel consumption as mine seems pretty ridiculous.

I've had it only about a month but filled up several times already. I'm noticing about 400km/tank doing city driving. This seems low considering our tanks are 70+ liters.

What are others getting? Is this normal? Gas is literally raping me right now :S

 

Yeah, I think you're going to find a lot of guys agreeing with you on this... The car is a bit of a pig that way. But then again, be honest now... how much of that inner city driving is planting your foot on the gas to enjoy that deep stock exhaust sound?

Once that becomes less of a novelty you'll probably get some more kms.

 

400-450km is pretty normal in the city.

 

I'm lucky if I get 400 city. REALLY LUCKY. Stupid lead foot..

 

I get between 450-500 and sometimes 500+ km per tank. I do alot of highway km but I also drive on every day rush hour traffic which is bumper to bumper.

 

It is well documented on Driver that the G has a large variance in fuel economy dependant on how we drive.
City driving will range from 400 to 500km/tank and hwy from 550 to 750km/tank. Keep in mind that there could be somewhere between 7-10L remaining in the tank when the fuel light comes on. That could be another 100km of driving to run dry.
I always get ~450 per tank, 90% City driving at avg 50kph, and have 7 litres left in the tank when I refill it. When I highway drive at a steady ~115kph I usually get 9.5L/100km.

I also suspect that you are still in the 'fun new car' stage of ownership and are pressing the pedal to the metal a little more than you might later on down the road.

There are so many factors contributing to fuel economy. Acceleration, tires, tire pressure, vehicle maintenance, road grades, fuel blends, outdoor temp, wind, trip length, avg speed etc., etc..
We all drive different so we all get different numbers.
Here is a website where people log their fuel economy.

 

I think the best way to compare is on liters/100kms. In the warmer months I tend to get 12-12.5L/100kms in the winter 13-15/kms.

 

I constantly get 500km with mixed city/highway driving, with switching at 2.5-3K rpm

 

i was getting less than 400km(saw 350km) these days but my tank gets filled up 3/4 anyways, and hopefully after oil and spark plug change, im gonna hope it improved closer to 500km. for highway driving i think our cars are not that bad. i got 750 once.

 

Like buying a boat: if you have to ask, you can't afford it.

I stopped tracking fuel consumption because:

I

don't

care...

 

^ Like he said.

 

^sure...this is coming from the guys that don't pay ANY provincial sales tax
Wiki

 

I get minimum 500km, passed 600km on heavy highway usage.

With prices these days, costs anywhere from $90-$100 to fill up.

Hurts.

 

Ya I've been keepin er under 3k RPM's and noticing a big difference. Still got over 1/4 tank and am 300+ km's now. 500km/per tank seems reasonable ...

 

Well hopefully that's just to prove that there's nothing mechanical wrong with your vehicle. Half the fun is in the >3000RPM range.

I agree to a point about not being able to afford it if you have to ask- but at the same time if there's something wrong with your car, heavy fuel consumption might be an indicator. I guess if you don't know what it is, well... you get the picture.

Anyway- welcome to the community. Not everyone in here is a snooty albertan