50mpg (well, sort of)

[sagamore]

Drove the angry bird (milano red cr-z ex) to a neighboring city yesterday afternoon. G'ville to S'burg is about 30 miles (at ~65mph); meter showed 50.1mpg -- tail wind

Coming back to G'ville, same route, two hours later and the total average mpg was 45mpg, or the return mileage was about 40mpg -- head wind.

I had filled with pure gasoline, not the 10% ethanol blend that most stations sell.

[Scotty001]

Originally Posted by sagamore

Drove the angry bird (milano red cr-z ex) to a neighboring city yesterday afternoon. G'ville to S'burg is about 30 miles (at ~65mph); meter showed 50.1mpg -- tail wind

Coming back to G'ville, same route, two hours later and the total average mpg was 45mpg, or the return mileage was about 40mpg -- head wind.

I had filled with pure gasoline, not the 10% ethanol blend that most stations sell.

That is actually pretty good. What mode?

[gomarlins3]

Sounds about right to me in ECON!!

[sagamore]

I ran it in the Normal mode both ways. I've found it easier to control the throttle in Normal and Sport than in the Econ mode. I think a good bit of the 50mpg was a combination of the tail wind, the lack of a lot of automobile traffic, and just enough 18-wheelers to get a little bit of a draft from.

[Redzed]

The upstate is so hilly. Good job.

[zoltiz]

I like round numbers:



All in Atlanta suburbs, no interstate.