28 mpg?

I recently drove my SVX a total of 760 miles from Moscow, Idaho to Nelson, British Columbia and I averaged a remarkable 28 miles per gallon on the way up there. 28 MILES PER GALLON!! You also have to factor in that I had 4 people in the car and a trunk full of luggage. That's about a 650 pound load. Also, I know how to calculate the gas mileage to a car so I don't think I'm making a mistake with the math. I drove exactly 294 miles and I filled the tank with 40.99 liters (approximately 10.25 gallons) of gas. Anybody else have any stories about absurd gas efficiency?

I may have forgotten to mention the part where I was getting 28 MILES PER GALLON!! Is this normal? It certainly doesn't seem like it is for a 6 cylinder vehicle.

Sounds about right.. depending on how fast you were driving. The best I ever did was 35 MPG between Kansas City and St. Louis. But with all the traffic I was only going like 60 MPH the whole way. On the return trip I got 25 MPG, but was going a bit faster.. like 85.

Chris

[svx1999]

Originally posted by CGLathrop
Sounds about right.. depending on how fast you were driving. The best I ever did was 35 MPG between Kansas City and St. Louis. But with all the traffic I was only going like 60 MPH the whole way. On the return trip I got 25 MPG, but was going a bit faster.. like 85.

Chris

I've notice this same thing.. I made a few recent roads trips and honesty thought I did the math wrong. Not so certain I"ve seen 35 but 30 to 33, traveling at decent speed. Faster you go and maintain ( which is very nice) the more gas that gets used.. Now around town it drops down, still not bad.. I still want a hybrid, something that gets 600 miles to a tank of gas, is very appealing

Enjoy is my best words.

~SVX1999

[dcarrb]

Originally posted by jklmnopqrst
I recently drove my SVX a total of 760 miles from Moscow, Idaho to Nelson, British Columbia and I averaged a remarkable 28 miles per gallon on the way up there. 28 MILES PER GALLON!! You also have to factor in that I had 4 people in the car and a trunk full of luggage. That's about a 650 pound load. Also, I know how to calculate the gas mileage to a car so I don't think I'm making a mistake with the math. I drove exactly 294 miles and I filled the tank with 40.99 liters (approximately 10.25 gallons) of gas. Anybody else have any stories about absurd gas efficiency?

28 MPG with a full load is noteworthy, but not all that surprising. I average around 25 on the highway and would surely do better if I'd slow down a bit.

dcb