How do you drive?

[Bogus]

considering my commute to work is 120 miles each day, 85% of my driving is freeway. i usually drive relatively calm but with a good pace. 70-80mph.

depending on road incline, weather, & how much gas im giving, i get anywhere between 25-50mpg. yes i see a HUGE variation in my MPGs. mostly because my long drive i go through all kinds of road conditions & weather temps.

when im rushing or in a kick ass mood ill punch it everywhere w/ as much tire screeching as possible.

 

[SSpeckerwood]

this is freaking awesome D.p.

 

[ahtoxa]

this is freaking awesome D.p.

I can attest to this. Been getting low 50's in mine at 50-55 mph on country roads. I could only do that if I could maintain that speed, however. First stop light I was down to 44ish. Still great, though.

 

[LazyLion]

Are these 50ish mpg numbers shortly after leaving the gas station? I can get numbers like that over a short distance. What I do is zero the trip-o-meter and the mpg meter at each fill up. I like seeing numbers like these:

 

[djinn]

I usually drive fast. 75+ on the slab when I can. In NH I could drive sedately and was averaging 36+ mpg indicated, but here in Ohio I have to drive like there are other people around and punch it. I usually shift around 4-6k and have to downshift on the highway a a lot to get me back into my power band so I can pass.

 

[Frizodanizzo]

I have the automatic with the manual mode on the 1.4l Turbo. I drive normal about 98% of the time try not to let it boost to much, keep the rpm lower. When i stick it in manual mode, all **** breaks loose. I'll Hot Rod in short burst, fly around town and all just goofing off. i usually get about 38.8 mpg on the highway and about 30-32 in town. Even driving at almost 90 down the interstate ill still get 33 mpg lol. If i had a manual id be at like 5-6k rpm all the time, i tend to have WAAAAAAY to much fun driving a manual. At least with the manual mode i can still have some fun. I can also be lazy a lot and drive it easy lol.

 

[Frizodanizzo]

Also i noticed with the automatic at 65 im sitting over 2100 rpm, i rarely have to punch it to pass anyone i just tap the gas and it starts picking up even in 6th gear. I see their doing that with the RS too keep it slightly above 2000 at 65 so you can even pass in 6th. granted you lose a lil economy that way, but in the end if i never downshift at all even up hills at 70-75, 75 being the speed limit im saving fuel never cranking up the rpm out of the few couple hundred mile trips to rapid city, south dakota, i usually get 38.8 and i never see the rpm ever go above 2400-2500 at those speeds ever. i had to let my mom get a few miles ahead of me on a trip somewhere, everytime a hill came her jeep slowed down and i would be almost in the bumper of it because mine maintained the same speed.

 

[Totsu]

I drive mpg conscious/normal 75% of the time, And the other 25% im rippin around with the exhaust cutout wide open

 

[disruptive8977]

Like a BOSS !!

 

[AustinK]

im about 75% normal and 25% hoonigan.. that 25% of the time is very fun though ... i still have yet to pull the ABS fuse D.p. any gains from it? i usually drive with both traction control and stabilitrak off..

 

[Stubby]

I drive cautiously. Not really slow, not really fast. Usually 10 above the posted, sometimes less. I like the turbo power, but I rarely spool up. I do however get into it, when I need to. But for the most, I am a very careful driver. My fuel efficiency is usually about 40 - 41 on the highway, and about 28 - 33 in town. Happy pocket book for me.