17 mpg is normal?
 

Minnesota winter driving, average speed 40 mph, mix of city and hwy, with
average hwy speed of 75. I'm driving the 04 2.7t tip. Does this seem right?
How much does0 degrees F affect mpg?

RE: 17 mpg is normal?
 

I live in Denver...just bought a 2001 2.7 and I get about 18mpg.
I was surprised my milage was so poor as well.

RE: 17 mpg is normal?
 

I get about 22 but I drive 90% at 60mph 30 miles each way. If I drive city/hwy I get about 18.

Jeff

RE: 17 mpg is normal?
 

When I had my 2001 2.7T tipronic, I averaged around 17-18 MPG for about 50/50 city/highway driving. Mileage seemed to be slightlyworse in the winter, which I attributed aminly to1) winter fuel mix, 2) car running while I scraped ice snow off the windows, and3) worse traffic on highways in the winter.

RE: 17 mpg is normal?
 

My 2002 2.7T manual got a consistent 22 mpg when I was commuting 140 miles a day, 95% highway. I get about 17 mpg now I drive a 50/50 city/highway mix. Mileage may seem low until you consider the curb weight is 3759 lbs for the manual and 3924 lbs for the tiptronic. My first car was a '69 327 Impala coupe that weighed less than my Audi...

RE: 17 mpg is normal?
 

i beat all of u

i get 15

but i almost never go on highways right now

edit: im sorry 14.8 i meant lol

RE: 17 mpg is normal?
 

I got 15 the first week I had my car, lotsa joyriding and 0-60ing around town

RE: 17 mpg is normal?
 

my car is 11.8mpg 80% city
it is 02 4.2
I think it is too much
what do U think

RE: 17 mpg is normal?
 

Psh that's nothing -- my Porsche had a full tank of gas on Wednesday and I had to fill it up before I ran out yesterday...:D

RE: 17 mpg is normal?
 

I keep a little book where I figure my gas mileage at actual, because the computer is way too optimistic. I do mostly highway driving at 70-75 and summer mileage is 22-24mpg and winter 20-22mpg. City is down in the high teens. I've kept track from 34k - 90k miles. And (I always get crap for this) use midrange gas almost exclusively. IMO proper tire pressure contributes more tothe mileage than the octane. Others will debate this.

On a couple longer trips where I drove 55-60 I got over 25mpg. On one 180 miletrip back from Detroit when I drove over 90 most of the way I got 19-20mpg.