Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 07:06:10 GMT From: "pablo" <pablo.at.simplynospamre.dot.net> Subject: Re: 9-3 gas mileage?
I have the 205hp engine in a '02 9-3 convertible. On highways at a steady 75mph, you'll score in the very high 20s or very low 30s - but you have to keep things steady. There'll be stretches where it'll look you're doing 40mpg, but those never last long. Perhaps on perfectly flat highways without wind... In city driving, it's fully depending o how well you control the urge to enjoy some turbo rush - I've done everything from scoring around a miserable 15mpg when really indulging consistently, all in hevy traffic, to very reasonable 23mpg or so under indentical heavy traffic conditions when driving conservatively (but never slow). I consider the fuel efficiency of the car very good. On long highway runs I can do 400 miles in a stretch (basically go all the way from where I livein the Bay Area to Los Angeles) in one go, which I have never done with any of my previous cars despite the fact their official MPG numbers ought to have allowed for it... ...pablo
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