[ItsChristianInHD]

Cant decide between I4 or V6....whats your real world daily driving MPG? and Percentage of City/HWY Driving. Thank you!!

[central limit]

Originally Posted by ItsChristianInHD

Cant decide between I4 or V6....whats your real world daily driving MPG? and Percentage of City/HWY Driving. Thank you!!

I have a base model V6 manual. I have 2200 miles on the clock; I estimate that 800 were highway, although most of it involved revving and shifting up and down during break-in rather than steady-state cruising. The rest is a combination of 30-40 mph roads and nasty Miami stop-and-go traffic.

Based on the information display, my lifetime average is between 22 and 23, and my best 50 mile average is 33. When I compare this to manually calculating, it has been very close, maybe 3-4% optimistic.

The fuel consumption is on par with my tuned 2.0 turbo GTI, though the fuel cost is 25%+ lower because I run the recommended 87 octane.

Of course, another person driving the same car in the same conditions might get completely different numbers. I don't drive very fast but I do spur it every now and then and sometimes cruise at a higher RPM because it sounds great. I rationalize it by claiming I'm preventing carbon build up.

[jingaling]

I work about 25 miles from home. Going is usually no traffic...coming home I always catch traffic. I also do a little driving around town, but not a whole lot. My last tank I calculated manually and it was 24.7 . My 92 miata would get about 26mpg (27 was the best I ever saw) under similar conditions, so I think the camaro does pretty good for what it is.

[RxSummit16]

I have about 7500 miles, 80/20 or so highway. Computer average is about 29 and hand calculated is around 27.5. Best tank was 29.6.

[PhillyGuy15]

I live in Center City Philadelphia so I do about 80% City 20% highway. With the 6 speed manual I get 23 mpg on avg.

[COmaro]

This is what I wanted to hear. My driving to/from work is 95% 60MPH highway driving. I want a V6 1LE as a daily driver. 25MPG would be great, about the same as my 2006 Mazdaspeed6.

[ItsChristianInHD]

Awesome Information thank you!!!

[cryssm]

I drive mostly city, some highway each week...not necessarily stop and go, but many red lights along my commute to work. I reset my trip meter which resets the avg MPG meter along with it each time I fill up. I average between 21-24 MPG, typically shifting at or below 3k RPM, with the occasional getting on it. My best for one week so far is 26 MPG/420 miles to a tank.

[MrImSoFly]

For like the first 4 months i was about 70% city and 30% highway getting about 17MPG. The past 6 months those numbers have switched and im about 21MPG right now.

[Glen e]

Mid 20's on reg gas, pretty cool for 335 hp......

[cellsafemode]

I drive the car like i stole it whenever i can. Short term mileage gets down around 18mpg. It averages out to mid 20's. If i manage to have a reason to do some highway driving, up into the 32mpg avg range. Best 50 has been 34mpg. Past 1000 has been mid 20's.

Premium fuel.

[KirkH]

I drive it like I stole it.

Overall average 18.7 mpg
Mostly city driving
HWY can get 28-36 mpg

I have driven a powerstroke 7.3 diesel for the last 10 years so I am used to 20 mpg or less!

Regular unleaded

[pjz1082]

V6 M6- drive is mostly stop and go. Average around 21mpg. With more highway driving, very easy to hit 25mpg or better.

[KMPrenger]

Originally Posted by COmaro

This is what I wanted to hear. My driving to/from work is 95% 60MPH highway driving. I want a V6 1LE as a daily driver. 25MPG would be great, about the same as my 2006 Mazdaspeed6.

highway driving at that low speed would pretty much be ideal for good gas mileage. Mid 20s should be a problem.