10 cars you wouldnt think were gas hogs...

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

When I had my Golf it got 54mpg one time on the Interstate. And that was the automatic, the manual has been heard to get around 62.

Now my car gets about 10.

 

[bds0688 10+ year member]

SUV's, sports cars, heavy sedans, and convertibles. Who thought any of those would be good?

 

[tonyroc14 10+ year member]

yea i have a 1969 dodge d200 stepside, with a magnum 440, 727 *****, and a limmited slip rear end, best mileage ive ever had in town was 7 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/verymad.gif.3f39c5c2fd57527b671fad3efdfac756.gif On the highway i got anyweher from 12-16. This is all with the holley 540cfm carb. It sure as hell huals ***. I had about 2 tons of fire wood in the bed, and i got a 0-60 time in 4.6 seconds. Not bad for a 5500lb truck, with another 4000lbs in the bed! Im sure my mileage sucked that day.

My dadsplorer sport, with the 4.0v6 gets around 19 in the city, during the warmer months he was getting 20+. In my 94 540i, i get around 16 in the city, depends how i drive it, if i drove it the way i want to id get around 10-12. But she does pretty good on the highway, 26-27. and thats pretty good for a 4.8V8! but the car does weight like 3500

 

[btdickey99 5,000+ posts]

When I had my Golf it got 54mpg one time on the Interstate. And that was the automatic, the manual has been heard to get around 62.
Now my car gets about 10.

are you sure it wasnt a TDI?

 

[Ferendon 10+ year member]

I drive a 3300lb sedan, I can outrun LT1 F-bodies, G35s/350Z, and Mustang GTs, and I get about 28-30 when I take it easy. 25-26 hauling ***.

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

200(0) I think Excursion with the Gale Banks 6 Bank jazz and the turbo and exhaust tweeks gets about 28 high way. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/woot.gif.aaa6090e619a97b6090d16dd863c5a69.gif

Unless you are putting a trailer and need that HP. Then expect 12 ish...

 

[Millertime1028 10+ year member]

Daily driver(02' Acura TL ) Around 27 mpg hwy. My RSX is a mear 14-16 mpg //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif due to engine work .

 

[mattf 5,000+ posts]

My F250 with the 351 gets somewhere around 10 in town and around 14 on the highway going 55. The best I ever got was 16.7 with it. Anything above 60 kills the mileage.

 

[Fast1one 10+ year member]

My F250 with the 351 gets somewhere around 10 in town and around 14 on the highway going 55. The best I ever got was 16.7 with it. Anything above 60 kills the mileage.

How is that surprising? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[savagebee 10+ year member]

I would add the Subaru Tribeca.....rated at 16 and 21.....really averages between 14 and 15 on the interstate.
Thats bad for a V6

ahem

h-6

Using a design derived from aircraft manufacturing, the Subaru boxer engine is mounted longitudinally in the chassis, resulting in a lower center of gravity for better balance and reduced friction.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

My cavlier gets 28MPG highway and thats with the 200AMP alternator being taxed hard on the way to and from work //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Before that I was getting 30.

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

Only surprise to me was the Volvo.

 

[Lingerfelt 10+ year member]

The RX8 was the only surprise to me, I wasn't aware that rotaries are that bad when it comes to fuel consumption.

The 9-7? Yeah, that's a shocker...

 

[2002XLT 5,000+ posts]

I didnt expect them to be great, but i definantly didnt expect them to be that bad.

My truck gets 16 MPG no matter what i do, the V8 version gets a liittle better. Aint that some sht.

 

[Rawr-DQ 10+ year member]

I didn't think my car would be gas hog, but that stratus is.