RPM's & MPG

[pesticidal]

My '05 S has averaged just over 22 mph over the 2,200 miles I've put on since I got it. About 1/2 of this has been at highway speeds. I, too, have wondered why the rpm is so high in top gear. I'm not going to say I know better than the German engineers, but I would think that the 6th gear overdrive would produce significantly lower rpms.

[sb01box]

here's my 2001 2.7 5 speed gas consumption from nov-2006 to mar-2012. 99% of the time, the top is down. 22.2mpg average
going to Las Vegas with top up and at 75+ MPH, the car gets 28.
has 120K miles on the odometer.

[CoBeerToad]

I've driven stick for a while, but I always kept the RPMs low in my Ford Probe. Doing 35mph in 4th gear and such. After reading this and many other threads (inclding the one about the IMS bearing and keeping the RPMs up). Either I have been driving wrong or the Porsche is not a Ford Probe.

I know everyone drives different and different gears and different average speeds probably make this question useless, but I'll ask anyway. Where do you like to keep your RPMs when cruising? I'm under the impression that 1800 is too low and maybe just out of habit, 2800 feels to high.

[tonycarreon]

Originally Posted by CoBeerToad

...the Porsche is not a Ford Probe.

truer words were never spoken

Originally Posted by CoBeerToad

Where do you like to keep your RPMs when cruising? I'm under the impression that 1800 is too low and maybe just out of habit, 2800 feels to high.

higher RPMs sound nicer, respond better and are just more fun... so why not?