Fuel Economy
 

How many mpg do you get on average? When you answer, be sure to share what size engine you have.

231 ~ 260 2.7l 987.

I usually fill mine just before or right at the point that the low fuel light goes on. I am usually somewhere in the vicinity of 215 miles at that point. The on board computer indicates that I get 16.3 mpg (reset about 6 months ago). I have a 2000 S (3.2). Yes, it is expensive for an everyday driver. Remember when we though $1.25 was expensive for a gallon of gas? Oh for those days. But it is so much fun to drive that I add entertainment value to it and I think I come out waaaaay ahead. :cool:

I have only gotten less than 300 once, and it was the first tank of gas I put in the Boxster. Between me getting used to the clutch, and me showing off from EVERY stoplight, I got like 220 miles that tank.

I moved to a new home about 550 miles away a couple months ago, and I got nearly 400 miles a tank on the drive up here (I got 397 or something before I finally stopped). That was my best.

Avg. for me is ~330-350

yellowjacket, what's the year and engine size of your Boxster?

Man, that's high gas mileage. Do you only drive 55?

97 2.5L w/40k

My drive to and from work is 45 highway miles round trip, and I drive about 65-70 the entire way (traffic is steady, but flows). I never crack 3krpm until the engine reaches 180 degrees. That's not to say I don't give her a good workout on almost every highway entrance ramp, etc, etc.

I am a pretty spirited driver, but probably nothing compared to most of the people on this board. As a result, though, I'll spend a lot less on tires, clutches, gas, and insurance than a lot of you :-)

Well, that helps explain your great milege. I do the rush hour commutes in Tampa every day. Nothing like puttering along in second on I-275 behind some monster SUV that I can't see over or around (but sometimes under lol). The only saving grace to the inbound commute is at the end when the traffic lightens and I get to run her up the gears, get some speed and then shoot around a bank that everyone else has to brake for. Amazing how the little things can make us so happy. :)

That sounds like my old commute home in Atlanta. Took me over an hour on a GOOD day to go 20 miles from Marietta to Brookhaven, and about 45 minutes of that was a 2 mile stretch (between 285 and the Ashford Dunwoody and Johnson Ferry intersection, for any Atlanta people reading this). The last mile or so would open up, and if I was first in line, I'd easily hit 80 on this little 2 lane windy road.

I'm at half a tank now and the tripmeter is at 90 miles. I'm on the more high revving shifting point end of the spectrum.

I tried being good once using cruisecontrol and rarely going over 3,000 RPM and managed 250 miles. Boring....

Highest miles I've had on a tank was 382. MPG for me has ranged from 18 to 28 with ~23 average for mostly highway miles. I'm a highway leadfoot but keep under the radar screen on the side streets. Mine is a 2001 2.7L.

My first long road trip (and full tank) a week ago was about 360 miles round trip in mostly light traffic. Averaged about 75-80 and my fuel light came on at just under 400 miles, I was on cruise most of the way. Pretty happy with that.

This tank is a bit under 1/2 now with about 210 mostly short hop in town driving since my work commute is only about 2 miles, its hard to rack em up (or have any fun). So far gas mileage is looking pretty nice for me and my new toy.

2002 2.7L

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