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Old 03-14-2006, 05:42 PM
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I am curious about this because I just took delivery and am getting 11mpg (CITY driving only) which seems low, even for this car... I've even been keeping the revs under 4k for the first 1000 miles.

Does anyone know if the mileage gets better as the car breaks in?

Curious about what everyone else is getting...

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anywhere from 13mpg to 18mpg
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wow sounds way low, i have paddle shift and always drive hard in sport and average around 16-18mpg
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City or Highway or Both?? How many miles on your 4.8?
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wow sounds way low, i have paddle shift and always drive hard in sport and average around 16-18mpg
City or Highway or Both?? How many miles on your 4.8?
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combined over 5k miles 16.5mpg
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City or Highway or Both?? How many miles on your 4.8?
22,000 miles and I would say both but slightly more highway, just checked the trip for you and it is currently on 17.2 not reset for about 5,000 miles.
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Just over 10k and I get around 13-15 combined city/hwy. I did get up to 22 driving from Chicago to wonderful Tega Cay, SC.
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22,000 miles and I would say both but slightly more highway, just checked the trip for you and it is currently on 17.2 not reset for about 5,000 miles.
Yes, but you are using the Queen's gallons. 17.2 to the Imperial gallon = 14.3 to the US gallon. Not everything is bigger in America.....
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wow sounds way low, i have paddle shift and always drive hard in sport and average around 16-18mpg
i did a drive from WA to California. Which is around 1,000mile drive. And i got up to having 25mpg, but that was either with cruise control and or steady gas for a longg time
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