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I achieved an average of 6.8 L per 100 km with the lancer

Discussion in '8G Lancer - General Information' started by sunstealth, Aug 21, 2008.

  1. sunstealth

    sunstealth Well-Known Member

    went on a trip in the last 2 days (went to quebec) and i achievec a whooping 6.8L per 100 kilometres with the lancer (involving a little bit of technique but not anything extreme)

    I am now at 701 kilometres on 1 gas tank (top filled at departure) and judging by experience qith the car and the inboard compy i can achieve another 150 kilometres on this sole tank.

    all this was made in a rather hilly environement (quebec and l'ile d'orlean (orlean island)) .

    So i am judging our cars to be pretty economic from now on and i think it can get even more so!
     
    sunstealth, Aug 21, 2008
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  2. jazket

    jazket Well-Known Member

    I do 31.0 MPGs! on night-time trips, from Miami all the way to Ft. Lauderdale Airport (595). Friggin awesome :D

    When im on the streets of miami, since here traffic sux and 80% of the drivers who do have a license seems to have gotten it on a box of cereal, I'm always round 17~20 mpg top! ... whereas the express ways let me do 20~24
     
    jazket, Aug 21, 2008
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  3. sunstealth

    sunstealth Well-Known Member

    well looks like i made around 34.6 MPG on the whole trip :D not bad i think
     
    sunstealth, Aug 21, 2008
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  4. SoflaGTS

    SoflaGTS Well-Known Member

    you all suck lol
    i drive like an ass so i get around like 230-40 to a tank
    once only 211
    i used to get like 360
    and even when i consistently drive normally and shift befire 4k RPMs still bad gas mileage
     
    SoflaGTS, Aug 21, 2008
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  5. JiMjiM

    JiMjiM Member

    Re: I achieved an average of 6.8 L per 100 km with the lance

    i'm doing 14L/100km.. but i live near the city though
    so whats ur technique care to share..??
     
    JiMjiM, Aug 21, 2008
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  6. sunstealth

    sunstealth Well-Known Member

    not hard at all just hard to do when you are not used to.

    1- not driving over speed limit (100 km/h on highway not more)

    2- coasting whenever possible (on neutral to maintain speed)

    3- shifting at 2000 RPM and not over

    4- minimally using the brakes

    5- NO A/C (girlfriend discovered than air can be cold even without A/C lol)

    and i am sure i can do even better, i will make a bellypan tomorow to make the underside more smoothly flowing and a grille block off plate,we'll see how that helps.
     
    sunstealth, Aug 21, 2008
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  7. Jay

    Jay Well-Known Member

    first off, i read somewhere (this forum perhaps) that airconditioning/windows down only minutely reduce mileage, nothing worth sacrificing comfort for.

    on my trip down to Ohio i went about 550km on one tank, the CVT/cruise control held the rpm at 2500ish which is kinda weird since it claims to keep the engine at optimum rpm, i would have been happier if after engaging cruise control it dropped rpm to 2000
     
    Jay, Aug 21, 2008
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  8. TheGrub

    TheGrub Active Member

    I just came back from Florida from Quebec (CAN) and did an average of 7.1l/100km at 114km/hour avg speed on cruise control 99% of the time. Did 760 km on the last tank.

    5 speed GTS model. To me this is great millage compared to my wife's Mazda 3 !!

    Gota love this Lancer !!
     
    TheGrub, Aug 25, 2008
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  9. GTS_Lancer

    GTS_Lancer Well-Known Member

    I dont travel any long distances like you guys but i am traveling between the city and where i live which is in the country. I average about 24 mpg and usually can go 330 miles on average before i fill up. And yeah i am heavy on the gas alot!
     
    GTS_Lancer, Aug 25, 2008
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  10. 08CustomLancer

    08CustomLancer Well-Known Member

    dame. i relaly need a lancer now. my galant gets 18-20 city and 30 highway (only on long trips) 22-24 if mixed.
     
    08CustomLancer, Aug 25, 2008
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  11. RALLIART

    RALLIART Well-Known Member

    Re: I achieved an average of 6.8 L per 100 km with the lance

    701km= 435miles hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
     
    RALLIART, Aug 25, 2008
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  12. HudsonFalcon

    HudsonFalcon Well-Known Member

    I get 13 Hectares to a single tank of kerosene. 8)
     
    HudsonFalcon, Aug 25, 2008
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