90 2.3 Auto Gas Mileage

[NC85]

Sup folks,
I don't usually post, but I thought i'd share my initial mpg results with everyone in my new beater.

Driving 90% highway, I managed 373 miles on the tank with a little more needle above E to play with, but I was in the country and decided not to risk the long walk home.

Overall, its a great little car, with the exception of the fan taking a dump on me.

 

[Stinger]

Now you can fill it up and divide the miles by the gallons and calculate your MPG...

 

[rd]

My 2.3 LX notch at got 23.3 mpg on its last tank, as of 800 pm tonight.

 

[glowstang93]

When I was driving highway miles about 400 a week, I was getting 30 mpg. But haven't been solid highway in last 4 yrs, so averaging between 20-22 mpg in town. All depends on traffic and getting the frost off the windshield.

 

[tucsonpred]

I saw 21 mpg with onlyusing the OD about 1/8th of the time. My OD is forked in mine so I forget to manually shift it into OD so i only do it above 55 on the freeway. I'm kinda impressed as I've been driving it pretty hard and not been using the OD. With the OD working i should see a 20% or so MPG increase. And this is with me using the Autostart every morning so it idles in the driveway for 10 minutes every morning to warm the beast up before I up in.

 

[white1989]

Ok..so what is the average speed you drive to achieve those numbers.

I've never seen 30 mpg. I see about 22 - but then I drive often at 125-130 kmh (that's 75-80 mph)

 

[rd]

The 23 mpg is my daughters driving 10 miles to school and back every day. The 25mpg tanks include a 120 mile interstate round trip to dance in addition to the school commute. From my riding with her, she does not let grass grow under the wheels.....

 

[glowstang93]

yep, the more you stand on it the less mpg you will get. drive it like a granny and your mpg will go up.

 

[white1989]

That's impossible to drive granny for me...life begins at 3000 rpm!

 

[NC85]

My round trip to work is 120miles and i average 57-58mph on cruise. Speed limit is 55 and smokey likes to hide in the bushes.

Last week netted 28mpg.

 

[88stangmangt]

From my riding with her, she does not let grass grow under the wheels.....

thats a good one.

 

[tucsonpred]

I have a Lightning and this is my daily driver. Switching between the two is really hard. To say I drive this car with 3/4 throttle all the time would be about right. My truck on the other hand I hardly have to get into.

 

[kiddiccarus]

before the accident I seen 24-28 mpg 20 miles back woods country highway @ 60 and 20 expressway @ 70 to work, the same on the way home. I would average 300 miles a tank and was happy. (Auto)

 

[Shinlee]

got a 92 2.3

managed 34 on highway, without using my AC belt, and i have a ram air intake


( auto )