distance on one tank of gas
#61
Originally posted by protosaab
Results just in- 33.6 mpg city/highway. 409 miles on 12.16 gallons. The car (5 speed) now has 4000 miles and the mpg has steadly gotten better.
Results just in- 33.6 mpg city/highway. 409 miles on 12.16 gallons. The car (5 speed) now has 4000 miles and the mpg has steadly gotten better.
#64
with my 2002 P5 automatic, I did brake 300 miles on single tank of fuel only twice in 25K miles!!!
I have to say I'm very disapointed with it.
Is it because 2.0 feels rather slugish, noisy and underpowered for very well handling P5, it makes me keep it in higher rpm range just to stay with the traffic (over4Krpm when accelerating)
I hope that next 2.3 l in 3 will be just powerful enough that we will not have to rev it up high to keep up with the traffic.
Reving up high really lowers fuel economy.
It feels very embarasing when pick-ups and vans are quicker of the line than sporty P5!!!
Will we get euro version of 2.3 with 166hp or US scaled down 160 hp from Mazda6?
In japan they get even more out of the same 2.3 l , i think it's more like 175HP!!!
Well, we (North America) are always the easiest market to sell.
Direct fuel injection can get a lot more out of that overall great engine.
2.3 will be lighter that curent 2.0 and will offer the same Fuel Economy, very exciting 2.3 will not have to be pushed so hard so it will be more economical than old 2.0 from P5.
Let's see what Mazda will give us.
I have to say I'm very disapointed with it.
Is it because 2.0 feels rather slugish, noisy and underpowered for very well handling P5, it makes me keep it in higher rpm range just to stay with the traffic (over4Krpm when accelerating)
I hope that next 2.3 l in 3 will be just powerful enough that we will not have to rev it up high to keep up with the traffic.
Reving up high really lowers fuel economy.
It feels very embarasing when pick-ups and vans are quicker of the line than sporty P5!!!
Will we get euro version of 2.3 with 166hp or US scaled down 160 hp from Mazda6?
In japan they get even more out of the same 2.3 l , i think it's more like 175HP!!!
Well, we (North America) are always the easiest market to sell.
Direct fuel injection can get a lot more out of that overall great engine.
2.3 will be lighter that curent 2.0 and will offer the same Fuel Economy, very exciting 2.3 will not have to be pushed so hard so it will be more economical than old 2.0 from P5.
Let's see what Mazda will give us.
#65
Originally posted by P5er
with my 2002 P5 automatic, I did brake 300 miles on single tank of fuel only twice in 25K miles!!!
I have to say I'm very disapointed with it.
Is it because 2.0 feels rather slugish, noisy and underpowered for very well handling P5, it makes me keep it in higher rpm range just to stay with the traffic (over4Krpm when accelerating)
I hope that next 2.3 l in 3 will be just powerful enough that we will not have to rev it up high to keep up with the traffic.
Reving up high really lowers fuel economy.
with my 2002 P5 automatic, I did brake 300 miles on single tank of fuel only twice in 25K miles!!!
I have to say I'm very disapointed with it.
Is it because 2.0 feels rather slugish, noisy and underpowered for very well handling P5, it makes me keep it in higher rpm range just to stay with the traffic (over4Krpm when accelerating)
I hope that next 2.3 l in 3 will be just powerful enough that we will not have to rev it up high to keep up with the traffic.
Reving up high really lowers fuel economy.
#66
Originally posted by VPower
I was just wondering...how come a car get a "better" mpg in time?
hey Damaster...i'm on the east side... Near Langelier/Rosemont
I was just wondering...how come a car get a "better" mpg in time?
hey Damaster...i'm on the east side... Near Langelier/Rosemont
For the record, I was born in Montreal too, grew up in Hawkesbury.
Stocker.
#67
Originally posted by stocker
I just got back from a trip to windsor. Drove there and back on one tank of gas. 627kms 51.6L of gas. Equates to 28mpg or 12km/L. Probably the best milage I ever got out of my 5speed p5
For the record, I was born in Montreal too, grew up in Hawkesbury.
Stocker.
I just got back from a trip to windsor. Drove there and back on one tank of gas. 627kms 51.6L of gas. Equates to 28mpg or 12km/L. Probably the best milage I ever got out of my 5speed p5
For the record, I was born in Montreal too, grew up in Hawkesbury.
Stocker.
#69
03 auto P5
80/20 city/highway driving
usually take 10 - 20 minute drives around 10-15 miles, few 5 mile runs.
get around 250 miles a tank, fill up to ~12.8 gallons most of the time.
80/20 city/highway driving
usually take 10 - 20 minute drives around 10-15 miles, few 5 mile runs.
get around 250 miles a tank, fill up to ~12.8 gallons most of the time.
#72
i average 28 mpg in mostly city driving. the little gas light usually hits at ~375 miles. so 370-380 mi. is when i usually fill up. im sure it could be better with less "stop & go" but not where i live and work -_-