Mileage Calculation...
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Type: Automatic RX8 2006
I use both auto and manual modes. Drive aggressive... Mostly Hwy driving.
Mileage: 6800km
Gas: Premium (Pioneer or Sunoco)
Price: 1.04
KM: 387 approx. Used the trip recorder to check the km. From a full to
empty tank of gas. (Red light empty warning light comes on)
Amount: $54.06
I use both auto and manual modes. Drive aggressive... Mostly Hwy driving.
Mileage: 6800km
Gas: Premium (Pioneer or Sunoco)
Price: 1.04
KM: 387 approx. Used the trip recorder to check the km. From a full to
empty tank of gas. (Red light empty warning light comes on)
Amount: $54.06
Last edited by Leesha; 10-12-2007 at 08:14 AM.
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Type: Automatic RX8 2006
I use both auto and manual modes. Drive aggressive... Mostly Hwy driving.
Mileage: 6800km
Gas: Premium (Pioneer or Sunoco)
Price: 1.04
KM: 387 approx. Used the trip recorder to check the km. From a full to
empty tank of gas. (Red light empty warning light comes on)
Amount: $54.06
I use both auto and manual modes. Drive aggressive... Mostly Hwy driving.
Mileage: 6800km
Gas: Premium (Pioneer or Sunoco)
Price: 1.04
KM: 387 approx. Used the trip recorder to check the km. From a full to
empty tank of gas. (Red light empty warning light comes on)
Amount: $54.06
Hmmmm.....for mostly highway driving I'd expect to see a good bit over 400 on mine. But not that much of a difference I guess.
Maybe MT is more efficient, though I would have thought that to be counter-intuitive!?!?
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The last time I filled up it was around 405km. (52.166L @ 106.5c/L) $55.56 I guess it depends on how much hwy driving I do. That last reading was 50/50. I'm trying it again. Record your's at your next fill up.
Someone else on here wrote me and she only got about 300km on a full tank; city driving, BC.
Someone else on here wrote me and she only got about 300km on a full tank; city driving, BC.
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Type: Automatic RX8 2006
I use both auto and manual modes. Drive aggressive... Mostly Hwy driving.
Mileage: 6800km
Gas: Premium (Pioneer or Sunoco)
Price: 1.04
KM: 387 approx. Used the trip recorder to check the km. From a full to
empty tank of gas. (Red light empty warning light comes on)
Amount: $54.06
I use both auto and manual modes. Drive aggressive... Mostly Hwy driving.
Mileage: 6800km
Gas: Premium (Pioneer or Sunoco)
Price: 1.04
KM: 387 approx. Used the trip recorder to check the km. From a full to
empty tank of gas. (Red light empty warning light comes on)
Amount: $54.06
I have an MT, 80% hwy driving, and I prob average a little over 420k a tank.
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I drive the same as daddyG, about 80% Highway. I last filled up 53L of Esso Premium, having gone 480km. I regularily average about 10.5 -11.5L per 100km.
I have 91,000km an 6spd manual.
Juergen
I have 91,000km an 6spd manual.
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I yeild around 420km/tank at dipping a littler bit below the "E"
And sunoco, I also believe the 94 burns alot faster the 91 Shell's.. thats you you get tha kind of mileage, and also, auto has a big effect.
And sunoco, I also believe the 94 burns alot faster the 91 Shell's.. thats you you get tha kind of mileage, and also, auto has a big effect.
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Speaking of the Sunoco 94 (I use Esso 91 mostly) - do you find any different in performance over a 91 octane?
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You will find with SUnoco 94 your mileage is always worse than with the 91 of other stations. This is because Sunoco has 10% ethanol, which is used to increas octane. The disadvantage of this is ethanol requires a richer air/fuel ratio than regular gasoline. About 15% richer. So this affects your mileage.
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About 380 mostly non-highway driving before my fuel light comes on - about 54 litres to refill. It kinda sucks, but my wife's new small SUV - a Grand Vitara JLXL - is worse.
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That could be why mine is so low...I fill up at Sunoco 94. I'll try 91 and see the difference.
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doesnt your car have the padel shift? i don't really know about RX8 AT but i know the new AT model for most cars save way more gas than manual does. Once i was at NIssan dealer, i had seen the new nissan altima eats only 9.8L/100km with 3.5L(or3.0L i forgot)!
k, my full tank gas got 435 km once, but about 400 was from Highway....91 oct
k, my full tank gas got 435 km once, but about 400 was from Highway....91 oct
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shell v power 91 is way better mileage vs sunoco's 94, but then i should be running 94 with boost, Lessha, you could get away with 91!, much cheaper too!
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I believe you because my second reading was with a different gas station and I got 405km/tank, (52.166L @ 106.5c/L) $55.56
I am on my third reading will list the results soon.
I am on my third reading will list the results soon.
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You buy a nice car and you want to nickel and dime the gas milage ???
Let me tell you this story when I bought my AT back in 2004.
I said what !! when they told me I had to pay 10 cents a litre more for an 8.
Then I did the math. 50 litres a week = $ 5.00. 50 weeks a year = 50 x $5.00 = $250 a year. As a good Italian Boy ( not me ) would say... Forget About It !!
Enjoy the Car .... Even though you have to drive it in Hamilton ....
Let me tell you this story when I bought my AT back in 2004.
I said what !! when they told me I had to pay 10 cents a litre more for an 8.
Then I did the math. 50 litres a week = $ 5.00. 50 weeks a year = 50 x $5.00 = $250 a year. As a good Italian Boy ( not me ) would say... Forget About It !!
Enjoy the Car .... Even though you have to drive it in Hamilton ....
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I don't drive my car very hard typically... For the most part its hwy driving at 120kmh in 6th gear (to and from work)
From full to Red-Light last time I got around 315km... That is pathetic...
I should probably have something looked at, correct? Like, a plugged cat or something? I don't know...
From full to Red-Light last time I got around 315km... That is pathetic...
I should probably have something looked at, correct? Like, a plugged cat or something? I don't know...
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I've noticed an increase in mileage since i have strictly been using 91 octance instead of 94. I just took a trip to toronto from kingston and got 508km on a full tank.....light was on for about 5 minutes before I filled up. Cost me 58 dollars to fill.......believe gas was 101xx for 91 octane. Usually in the city I average about 320 -340/ tanks......higway about 440+. From what I can see everyone seems to get slighlty different results![Dunno](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/dunno.gif)
ps- I should add that this last trip was taken after I had installed my sr motorsports high flo cat.....there was a slight increase in mileage- about 30-40km per tank from what I can notice.
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ps- I should add that this last trip was taken after I had installed my sr motorsports high flo cat.....there was a slight increase in mileage- about 30-40km per tank from what I can notice.
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I like it A LOT.....if we were rating a stock rx8 at a 5....then with the high flo cat I would say its an 7.......this is all subjective of course..........if you want I can take a short vid and send it to you via pm........just let me know. I dont have a cat back.......yet. more concerned with suspension stuff...the stock cat back is pretty decent as you dont get much gains from aftermarket exhausts.
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No thanks, I don't need a video. You can't really tell how loud something is from a video. I ask because I've been casually considering a high flow cat but I really don't want my car any louder than it already is.