[Huskymaniac]

Originally Posted by Subix

I'm guessing both edmunds and kbb use stock/generic data for their MPG calculations which are incorrect or these are indeed the original MPG calculations provided from Subaru from way back when? (I would find that hard to believe) It seems flawed from the beginning because every single model, regardless of AWD or FWD get the same City/Highway - which is BS. Of course, I didn't own an SVX when they first hit the streets so I guess that's why I'm asking.

I remember getting terrible MPG in my Bordeaux AWD... I guess it wasn't terrible but did closely match that of what the edmunds MPG calculator suggests... I think the best I ever got from that car was maybe 25/26ish. The FWD Laguna on the other hand, that one got an easy 27-28 all day long. I was reading some thread on another forum and they were mentioning 15MPG and I was just thinking what the hell?

My 1996 AWD get 29MPG on the highway cruising at 70MPH and that is on slightly hilly terrain. My average MPG in the summer is slightly more than 22MPG and I am guessing that at least half of the gas is consumed in city driving conditions. The city estimates seem about right but the car is capable of much better mileage on the highway than what was estimated.