EPA revised fuel mpg for 1990Q

[Q45tech]

15 city and 20 highway vs old 16/22

18 mpg average

Cost to Drive 25 Miles $5.13 Fuel to Drive 25 Miles 1.47 gal Annual Fuel Cost* $3078 for 15k

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.htm

[Haitian_King]

15 city and 20 highway vs old 16/22

18 mpg average

Cost to Drive 25 Miles $5.13 Fuel to Drive 25 Miles 1.47 gal Annual Fuel Cost* $3078 for 15k

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.htm

Nice info.

I still chuckle at the new car commercials that boast high mileage and in small print it'll show something like 25-30 mpg. And these will be FWD 4-bangers. For a 4.5 liter V8, the VH isn't that much of a guzzler is it?

Cost me $24 to fill up with 92 today. Apparently, Wawa has now decided to charge different amounts for cash and credit gas purchases. I wonder why that is? Lucky for me, I paid in cash today as opposed to swiping my debit card.

[Jesda]

18 average. I dont buy it.

[Kiven422]

15/20 Those are my typical results but on some highways i can get up to 24mpg.

Cost me $24 to fill up with 92 today. Apparently, Wawa has now decided to charge different amounts for cash and credit gas purchases. I wonder why that is? Lucky for me, I paid in cash today as opposed to swiping my debit card.

Because credit costs them too much money.

[Q45tech]

15/20 was the point in posting since most of us can do better, closer to the orginal 16/22 and average 19.

The new EPA formula may have overdone it in their quest for better accuracy OR the older Q having less restrictive cats [full dual system].

OBD2 tends to enforce 14.7 A/F at idle whereas old Q ran leaner at idle.

At lot depends on ethanol and I understand the EPA now uses ethanol as the fuel now so those of us here to fore without ethanol may be in for a MPG decrease surprise.

Eighteen years later and the same displacement engines do about the same except for 5,6,7,8 speed transmissions improvement in highway consumption.

I doubt that the losses from AC compressor or bigger alternators have lessened in modern designs if anything they take more HP/fuel to operate.

All about displacement x 60 mph engine rpm or the speed of vehicle above 55 mph........................as the gov scientist knew back when they set it back in March 1974

[lino]

And for my 1991 ACTIVE Q45:

13 city and 17 highway 15 mpg average

Cost to Drive 25 Miles $6.02Fuel to Drive 25 Miles 1.67 gal Annual Fuel Cost* $3612 for 15k

*Annual fuel cost is based on 45% highway driving, 55% city driving, 15000 miles/year and Prem.: $3.61 per gallon

So since I do almost 100% city driving and pay $5.00 / gallon (approx.) and my car is still has the original oxygen sensors and not new etc, what would be more accurate numbers for my car? Anybody good at calculations?

[qship96]

On my 96Q, I consistantly get 22-23MPG on long highway trips at speeds of 80-90mph using ethanol laced fuel- this has been consistant for life of car

Pure week of around town driving {no highway trips} averages 15-16mpg

Combo around town/some highway trips-17-18MPG

[Haitian_King]

On my 96Q, I consistantly get 22-23MPG on long highway trips at speeds of 80-90mph using ethanol laced fuel- this has been consistant for life of car

Pure week of around town driving {no highway trips} averages 15-16mpg

Combo around town/some highway trips-17-18MPG

From home to school is about 22 miles. About 17 is highway. My Q lives at 80 mph.