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6th gear??? (wow), Europe!
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6th gear??? (wow), Europe!
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BlueThunder
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I have a '08 GS 5 speed AT. I filled up 3 times and got 11.9, 9.5 and 10.2 L/100. It's had to say but it's almost 70% road and 30% city. I'm not that impressed. I'm hoping to do better that 8.5 L/100 on a 70/30 driving. I got to admit that it runs so smootly that I often doing 120 km/h (75 mph) which doesn't help. So far, I love driving the 5.
Should I re-size the photo's 1st? I don't want to bog anything down but I want them to be as clear as possible. Is there a maximum number I guess would be a good question as well? I don't want to bog anything down but I want to offer as much proof as I can. My post will be a little long just to give as much pertinent info as I can.
I beat 8.5 by a good bit, I'll have to remember to include metric.
nah, just make sure they're below the 1.95 MB max file size. When you attach files they'll just show as a small thumbnail below your post, and it's up to the readers to determine if they want to download the full size image for viewing or not.
You forgot to mention 5 pics max per post. Anyway to refresh I topped the tank off at this same pump monday night. My tires where only at 30psi so I pumped them upto 36psi other then that I just drop it into D since its an auto and drive. My commute is from zip 27974 to 23708 each day, about 50 miles, the return trip has been 60 miles but takes less time then taking the shortest route possible. I do allot of rural and highway but I also went thru the BK drive thru and bought groceries etc just like I do every week.
The pics show the results, 38.8mpg for the trip from Moe's Southwestern Grille in chesapeake Friday night to the Shiloh shopping center about 35 miles. The tank should have been 34.1 per SG but was actually 35.81mpg for the tank. Conditions had been very good except for Tuesday morning being in the 30's the rest of the week morning where in the 50's with a day time high on Friday of 80. The only detractor was wind from the SW at 10-20 mostly 20 in the afternoons that I would hit after Moyock, NC. The only day I was traveling with the wind was friday when we had wind when I left the house, normally its only an afternoon wind.
On a side note if you accidently hit the key with your hand like I did and turn the car off 1) it will turn the lights and everything off 2) don't turn the key all the way to engage the starter (that hurt) 3) your steering maybe dead meaning no power assist which helped my mpg's for a red hot minute. Eventually the steering did kick back in but it was a few miles.
35.81mpg over 428.9 miles or 6.56L/100km over 690.24km.
I took the pics of my sg and dash while I waited for the person at the pump in front of me to pull off. It took her a couple tries. Hopefully I have provided enough proof for everyone since there have been a number of comments about an claims of MPG's in the mid 30's.
On a side note the epa did change their testing proceedures. The 08's if tested by 06 standards would be roughly 24city/30highway. Most cars seem to have been docked roughly 3mpgs, including my 06 Rio under the new testing.
The pics show the results, 38.8mpg for the trip from Moe's Southwestern Grille in chesapeake Friday night to the Shiloh shopping center about 35 miles. The tank should have been 34.1 per SG but was actually 35.81mpg for the tank. Conditions had been very good except for Tuesday morning being in the 30's the rest of the week morning where in the 50's with a day time high on Friday of 80. The only detractor was wind from the SW at 10-20 mostly 20 in the afternoons that I would hit after Moyock, NC. The only day I was traveling with the wind was friday when we had wind when I left the house, normally its only an afternoon wind.
On a side note if you accidently hit the key with your hand like I did and turn the car off 1) it will turn the lights and everything off 2) don't turn the key all the way to engage the starter (that hurt) 3) your steering maybe dead meaning no power assist which helped my mpg's for a red hot minute. Eventually the steering did kick back in but it was a few miles.
35.81mpg over 428.9 miles or 6.56L/100km over 690.24km.
I took the pics of my sg and dash while I waited for the person at the pump in front of me to pull off. It took her a couple tries. Hopefully I have provided enough proof for everyone since there have been a number of comments about an claims of MPG's in the mid 30's.
On a side note the epa did change their testing proceedures. The 08's if tested by 06 standards would be roughly 24city/30highway. Most cars seem to have been docked roughly 3mpgs, including my 06 Rio under the new testing.
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I ment to include this link to the store as well. http://www.itpi.dpi.state.nc.us/COUNTIES/Camden/Camden/shiloh.html
I'd have to double check Sumner Midgets album on the store/school to be sure but I think the dates it opened as a school are wrong.
I'd have to double check Sumner Midgets album on the store/school to be sure but I think the dates it opened as a school are wrong.
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(boom08) (scratch)
I accidently turned the car off while I was doing 60mph on a rural back road at 5:45 am. Popped it to neutral turned the key and ground the starter on the flex plate because the engine was still spinning. But my PS was dead, don't know why must be something to do with the sensor input. Within a couple miles it was back on and working again just like normal. Once I get going I don't tend to stop, I knew I didn't toss the belt so at most I was going to restart the car at the next stop sign. I don't suggest it but my trip mileage did start increasing rapidly while the PS was in-op.
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I replied earlier because to be honest I never heard of accidents like this before, yet brought me memories of when my old carburetor based cars would suddenly die at 60MPH when running idle (i.e. braking under distorted carburetor and timing tune). Since all my cars have been manual tranny (except one Ford Topaz (Tempo here) and one Volare K (Reliant K here)) the only thing you had to do is to get it on 4th-5th gear and disengage the clutch, that would turn them on again and you were on business (and sometimes you would hear a loud detonation coming from the exhaust, LOL. Anyway, off-topic
)...I replied earlier because to be honest I never heard of accidents like this before, yet brought me memories of when my old carburetor based cars would suddenly die at 60MPH when running idle (i.e. braking under distorted carburetor and timing tune). Since all my cars have been manual tranny (except one Ford Topaz (Tempo here) and one Volare K (Reliant K here)) the only thing you had to do is to get it on 4th-5th gear and disengage the clutch, that would turn them on again and you were on business (and sometimes you would hear a loud detonation coming from the exhaust, LOL. Anyway, off-topic
You want to know what makes this really funny? I have a Mercury Topaz engine and transmission in my garage right now it was a 1993.
I'm not sure how I managed to hit it. Seems to be a combination of the size of the key and the size of my mits along with the tighter leg area when I went to scratch my leg. Unfortunately I cannot pop the clutch on an auto although no sudden deceliration either when it happened.
with the key off you will not have p/s since its electronic ,not the usual run off the engine pump, but at 60 mph the differential will be turning the transmission rpms forcing engine rpms. not recomended because trans pump is operated directly off engine speed . this is why auto trans cars should not be towed with drive wheels spinning.
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- 2008 Mazda5 5MT Sport w/ Popular Package
That speed number sounded familiar, check some earlier posts from a member in Sweden (2008 Mazda5, 6MT, Gas, 2.0L Engine). 6th gear is a good thing in general (including a lot of envy and fun) but as RPMs goes it *might* not be too different. The "observed" difference at 75MPH from a European 2.0 to a USDM 2.3 was only ~100RPM...
Hey Blue Swede, How is life in 6th gear? (lol2)
Well, I now drive one full time and I had the chance to check the RPMs at 75MPH. It hovers around 3500RPM so I don't see a drastic difference from yours on 6th. Your 6th may be a similar ratio as the US/Canada 5th gear so to compensate for the 2.0 vs. 2.3 engine power, fuel economy at other speeds or blah. I'm not an engine expert, so my comment may be quite flawed anyway (boom02)
Regardless, I would still love that extra gear. I'm sure the zoom-zoom driving/acceleration is much more fun with a 6th push
I may be all wrong though (chair)
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rweatherford
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Sweet! What speed did you drive most of the time. You may make me wish I had just purchased a new 08. (band2)
On highway.. between 70-75..sometimes.. even 80..
i wonder,, if it is due to 5 speed auto on 08.. or my driving style..(shrug)
Well you did more highway then I did and you went considerably faster then my 60mph max and only lost a little over 3 mpg. It may have something to do with the new auto 5 speed. I know the SG was showing numbers that my Rio, 1000lbs lighter and .7 litre less displacement won't do with out popping it into neutral. (spank) The 5 on decel. was jumping into the 250's mpg wise, my Rio will not do anything similar to that without shifting to neutral. Oh that's with the fuel cut set to 0 so it wouldn't affect the numbers.
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