What affects your MPG?

[J Tinsby]

Originally Posted by sasha055

Hi,

I changed spark plugs/tubes, battery has 1year, MAF is 3yo (it's 125...01 version), new engine oil (syntec 10w40), tires are aligned/balanced with 70% thread remaining.
So what else could affect my mpg?

Thanks
Sasha

Hi Sasha

You forgot to mention tyre pressures, tyre widths, and having a clean air filter would change things too. Not to mention a lot of cold starts with no warm up, stop and start driving etc.

My 2011 987 has an upshift indicator to increase mileage by telling you when to use a higher gear, in case you can't figure it out for yourself! LOL
BTW I am getting 23-24mpg right now and the car has under 500 miles on it fwiw.

Just drive it and enjoy it! It will never be a Prius.. thank God!

Tinsby

[eightsandaces]

The biggest consumption factor for me is leaving the car in fourth at highway speed, sure it would achieve better mpg in fifth but the power on tap and ability to corner and truly enjoy the car are enhanced in when driving it in the powerband.

[sasha055]

Thanks everyone.. I'll stop worrying about mpg and drive it more aggressively.. gas prices are overrated anyway

Thanks
Sasha

[JTP]

Originally Posted by sasha055

Thanks everyone.. I'll stop worrying about mpg and drive it more aggressively.. gas prices are overrated anyway

Thanks
Sasha

Or you could save up $630,000 and get the 918. 78 MPG!

[sasha055]

I have a feeling that if I could save up 630.000$ on a whim... last thing I would worry would be MPG..

[stuklr]

Think Top up Vs Down affects mileage?

[Lordblood]

Originally Posted by stuklr

Think Top up Vs Down affects mileage?

From a technical standpoint? Yes, the aerodynamic drag increases, so your car has to "work harder" to cut through the air.
Is it noticeably different? I would doubt it, maybe by .5-1 mpg difference.

On my first fill up I achieved a 13.5 MPG. This scared me because I drove extremely carefully and did not rev the car beyond 3000 RPM (was still learning how to drive stick).

I think it was a miscalculation, but I'd like to think it was true just for fun. I get around 16-18 MPG, and interestingly it doesn't change much even if I try to drive conservatively or boot it all the time.