Cars that you assumed got bad gas milage, but really don't

[makken]

List em!

 

[rezinn]

mclaren f1

 

[Bignate603]

My Cherokee gets over 20 mpg on the highway. Not bad for a 4x4.

 

[LTC8K6]

What is "bad", though?

My 5.7L grand Cherokee does much better than I expected, given it's EPA ratings, but I think most people would say it still gets bad mileage.

 

[BassBomb]

Originally posted by: LTC8K6
What is "bad", though?

My 5.7L grand Cherokee does much better than I expected, given it's EPA ratings, but I think most people would say it still gets bad mileage.

I would say this should be called "unexpected" gas mileage cars

I was very surprised how bad my i30 really was on gas

 

[IronWing]

My 1988 Olds Custom Cruiser (5L V8) averages 17 but can get 21 highway if I keep the speed down.

 

[LTC8K6]

My 1995 Taurus 3.8L gets 27-29mpg consistently on the highway. It still only has 50K miles on it.

 

[EightySix Four]

It still amazes me how many people thing Corvette's are gas guzzlers (C5's and C6's get excellent mileage)

 

[Jugernot]

Originally posted by: crazySOB297
It still amazes me how many people thing Corvette's are gas guzzlers (C5's and C6's get excellent mileage)

A coworker has a 04 Vette and he regularly gets almost 27-29mpg on highway with a few stops.

 

[RU482]

I had an 87 Olds Cutlass w/ 307 V8 that would consistently get 25MPG on the highway
About the same as my 04 Impala w/ 3.4L V6 gets with this shitty winter gas

 

[Arkaign]

Buick LeSabre w/3800, driving on the freeway with over 200k miles on it, I could still get 30-31mpg @ 65mph.

City was a whole different story though, dropped into the high teens, low 20s.

 

[IcePickFreak]

I had a 99 WS6 Trans Am a few years back, with the 6-speed, and some minor mods and tuning I would get 30-32mpg on highway driving - 1700rpm at 80mph in 6th.

 

[foghorn67]

My friend's Dodge Ram with a Hemi gets about 20-21 MPG on the highway.

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: foghorn67
My friend's Dodge Ram with a Hemi gets about 20-21 MPG on the highway.

Yeah. My family has a 2001 F150 Triton v8 4wd which gets 21 - 22 on the highway. That surprised the crap out of me considering it gets 14 - 15 in the city.

 

[Corporate Thug]

corvette

 

[mooseracing]

Ford 4.6, 30mpg on the highway, it's in a t-bird.

Also I know of early 90's 302's at the top of their day in Crown Vics and Lincolns getting in the mid to high 20's.

 

[ucdbiendog]

i get 20 avg, 27-28 on the freeway. not bad considering 300 ft-lb torque and 305 hp.. gotta love turbos

 

[zoiks]

Interesting that most of the cars mentioned here are domestic.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

My brother in law managed to pull 27-29MPG in his 4WD diesel Ram recently. It has some light mods to it, but he couldn't believe it either.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: Jugernot

Originally posted by: crazySOB297
It still amazes me how many people thing Corvette's are gas guzzlers (C5's and C6's get excellent mileage)

A coworker has a 04 Vette and he regularly gets almost 27-29mpg on highway with a few stops.

Yea I was about to say the same. My 01 C5 got better highway milage then my wifes old 4cyl Rav4

A lot of people with the manual cars can get over 30mpg with theirs.

 

[AMCRambler]

GTO with the 6.0. I get 16-17 around town and 24 highway. It's a heavy car with a big motor. You'd think it would be a classic case of gas guzzling. but it's not too bad.

 

[radioouman]

I have a 2002 Saturn L100 (midsize Saturn) and it gets 27 city and 33 on the highway. It is also pleasant to drive and has plenty of get-up-and-go for a four cylinder and an automatic.

 

[BassBomb]

Originally posted by: AMCRambler
GTO with the 6.0. I get 16-17 around town and 24 highway. It's a heavy car with a big motor. You'd think it would be a classic case of gas guzzling. but it's not too bad.

Thats as good HW as my I30 got

 

[Throckmorton]

Originally posted by: radioouman
I have a 2002 Saturn L100 (midsize Saturn) and it gets 27 city and 33 on the highway. It is also pleasant to drive and has plenty of get-up-and-go for a four cylinder and an automatic.

Seriously? That's damn good. A guy on gassavers.org has one of those and he has done some aero mods. I bet his gets like 40mpg

 

[angry hampster]

My step-father has an '07 Impala for his company car. He regularly gets 30mpg highway and ~25 city. That's a big damn sedan getting those numbers.