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FC · 09-03-2021, 01:48 PM

On my 23mile commute (90% hwy) I average 31-33mpg. I usually drive fast (75-80) but with an eye on efficiency. If I drive faster or drive more aggressively, it will drop to <30mpg. The moment you start to drive sporty it goes down sharply. I can tell you that in hwy-only driving it gets well in excess of 32mpg and probably closer to >35mpg (@ >75mph).

I'll take this opportunity to bitch at how slowly revs drop on this car. I'm sure that is why shifting is so easy, but wow. It takes an eternity from higher rev ranges. I'll also reiterate how annoying it is that that blipping the revs off idle is laggy. Maybe a crazy-heavy flywheel is to blame for both scenarios (?), but I am amazed this doesn't come up often.

09-03-2021, 01:48 PM	#293
FC Solving problems Join Date: Oct 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: M5 / 718 GTS / Cooper S / GTI / LR4 Location: Metro Boston Posts: 25,266	On my 23mile commute (90% hwy) I average 31-33mpg. I usually drive fast (75-80) but with an eye on efficiency. If I drive faster or drive more aggressively, it will drop to <30mpg. The moment you start to drive sporty it goes down sharply. I can tell you that in hwy-only driving it gets well in excess of 32mpg and probably closer to >35mpg (@ >75mph). I'll take this opportunity to bitch at how slowly revs drop on this car. I'm sure that is why shifting is so easy, but wow. It takes an eternity from higher rev ranges. I'll also reiterate how annoying it is that that blipping the revs off idle is laggy. Maybe a crazy-heavy flywheel is to blame for both scenarios (?), but I am amazed this doesn't come up often. Last edited by FC; 09-03-2021 at 01:59 PM.