Convertible gas mileage

Post by **Cobra_Kai_84** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 5:10 pm

Hello fellow vert drivers...

I was just wondering what everyone was getting in terms of MPG with their G37 convertible...

It's rated at 17mpg city and 25mpg highway.

I'm doing mostly city driving and I can barely get 15mpg...

Even when I make fairly short (30-45 minutes) trips on the highway, it hasn't helped too much and keeps me right around 15mpg...

The only time I noticed a significant change in mpg was when I drove straight from Phoenix to Los Angeles and back, which was about 400 miles each way. I calculated that I was getting between 23-24 mpg on those two trips.

I wouldn't say I'm a lead-foot, but I do love to drive the car hard from time to time...

What are you guys getting?

It would be great to hear some of your experiences with your gas mileage!

Post by **bullish** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:04 am

I do mostly city driving also and not getting barely anymore than the same 15MPG that you get.

Post by **bschurr** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 5:54 pm

My daily commute is <4 miles and my spirited driving produces ~13 MPG

A few round trips to the beach house this summer yielded 22 MPG for all highway driving.

Post by **xtrema** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:20 pm

VQ is known for that. I always get slightly lower than EPA city mileage on my VQ35DE.

Post by **Potomac-Greg** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 12:41 pm

Yeah, mileage is fairly pitiful. My highway driving is often stop-and-go, so I'm averaging 18MPG mixed.

Post by **cmesurf** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 5:25 pm

I get about 19.5 mixed hwy/str

Post by **Petert** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:50 pm

Heh, I haven't done much highway except for a 10 mile jaunt to and from the train station. My mileage is around 15-16 City on premium fuel.

Post by **toplessG** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 3:20 pm

I have had mine almost 4 months, it just rolled over 6,000. I drive 50 miles a day, 75% freeway at 75+ (top down) and always get 21-23 mpg. During the first 1,500 miles I got 17-19 mpg, then it gradually improved.

Be patient, and check tire pressure regularly!

Update: Just returned from a 600 mile trip to Vegas and back, got 25.2 mpg and that was doing 80 to 90+
Modified by toplessG at 11:12 AM 1/12/2010

Post by **magnabruin** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:04 pm

I barely have 1200 miles on my 2 month old convertible G37 and do mostly city driving. I am averaging 17 MPG which is a lot better my last car, a Jag S type r used to give me (14 MPG). I love the ride, and to drive with the top down is pure joy. I only use Unocal Premium gas.

Post by **cmesurf** » Sat Jan 23, 2010 1:57 pm

I drove mine to Las Vegas last weekend before this weeks down pours and I got 22 mpg with avg speed of 80 or so it was gr8 ...

Post by **audtatious** » Sat Jan 23, 2010 8:33 pm

The VQ37 should do better after it's fully broken in and the computer has "learned" everything......I'm around 22-25 doing 80+ on the highway. My G35 gets about the same mpg as well

Post by **elco** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:00 pm

hehe you can be happy with that MPG.

I am living in Europe and i recently got a G37 convertible (europe version) and it take 24l/100Km (9.8 MPG) city, on heavy trafic, and 9.8l/100Km (24 MPG) highway, at 130-160 Km/h (80-100 mph)

BTW! gas is way more expensive here.1.4 USD/liter (5.6 USD/galon)

anyway, this MPG is sky high comparing with a BMW 320d (diesel) that take 7l/100 Km (33 MPG) city and 5l/100Km (47 MPG) highway

The G37 luck's awsome, it drive's great, is way more powerful than most of the other car's on the road (most of them diesel) but the mileage sucks...

Post by **cmesurf** » Sat May 01, 2010 8:58 am

I get an average of 21mpg city/frw. I get about 400 miles/refill.

Post by **Cobra_Kai_84** » Mon May 10, 2010 5:21 pm

I just got back from a road trip to Newport Beach, CA.

I went from Newport to Scottsdale, AZ in 4 hours 56 minutes (new record for me!) I didn't stop once, not even for food or gas...

so 386 miles later...

gas mileage was 24.2 MPG

not too bad considering I was generally doing 85-95 for quite a bit of the haul...

Post by **pwlorraine** » Tue May 11, 2010 11:33 am

Around town I average 15-17 mpg or so with only limited highway driving. On a highway trip this past weekend to Atlantic City - 80 mph when traffic would allow with the roof up - I averaged just under 25 mpg. Highway performance is fine - hard acceleration and stop and go around town kill mileage. For reference, our EX35 on a similar trip averaged 22 mpg.

Peter

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