Mikesding Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Apologies if there are (and im sure there are!) threads regarding this. I did a search on my phone and it said no matches which I find hard to believe. I just wondered what MPG I should really expect? Obviously you don't buy a 300hp v6 for mpg I just want to know how much I should really expect! In my current car I'm hitting over the stated MPG values so hoping with some frugal driving it is possible in the 350z too? Cheers guys, appreciate the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Search button is your friend Just put in miles per gallon - results will keep you amused for a few hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikesding Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 Clearly doesn't work on the iPhone app says no results found. I'll have a look when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodgeevans Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 So hard to say as you can possibly get close to 40mpg on the motorway, and then with a nice heavy foot you could get this down to single figures i think especially on a track day. As a rough quide i do a 12-15mile trip to work every day in mine 3-4miles of country roads then 4-5 miles of dual carriage way then the rest is made up of town driving and i get around 24-25mpg driving normally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Clearly doesn't work on the iPhone app says no results found. I'll have a look when I get home. 91 results came up "miles per gallon" - just use a proper 'puter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John tarantula Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I average 22ish mpg around town. motorway obviously more, maybe 30 if I'm lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmike20vt Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 my 05 model, standard so what is that, 276bhp?? over the last 6000 miles or so I have averaged 27.2mpg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I only got 140 miles out my last tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Oh no, not another MPG thread!!!!!! I've seen between 8 and 32. 25 - 28 is normal though as I'm a sensible and defensive driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I only got 140 miles out my last tank We are talking Zeds not Chieftans Who cares what the MPG is if you are bothered buy an ecomotive polo. No doubt someone will come along and say how dare you tell me i shouldn't have bought a Zed but if you are worrying about petrol prices or MPG then you bought the wrong car On one of the few occasions i have reset the trip computer i got a very respectable 34mpg from London to Newcastle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugara Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I am getting between 21 and 32 mpg in my 370 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilMH Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 25-27 if I'm so inclined - somewhat less if I'm not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillomaster Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 its hard not to worry when the price of petrol goes up by a penny between every fill up. it'll be £2 a litre soon no problems. however, im plenty happy that on a cruise controlled 75mph i can return around 33mpg - any car that does over 30 on a cruise is fine in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikesding Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 All I really wanted from this thread was to believe I can get 30mpg+ if I drive carefully and you seem to have done that for me! Low 20s might have swayed my opinion Cheers guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manphibian Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 21.9 for this tank. mainly around town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 All I really wanted from this thread was to believe I can get 30mpg+ if I drive carefully and you seem to have done that for me! Yeah, no chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 All I really wanted from this thread was to believe I can get 30mpg+ if I drive carefully and you seem to have done that for me! Low 20s might have swayed my opinion Cheers guys! What you should look at is the overall mileage, over a longish period. I've had my Zed from new and the computer has never been reset other than when I changed the battery. After it settled down I've found that over 13,000 miles its averaged 27.0 and that includes a bit of every type of motoring. One thing of note though is that I rarely go above 4k revs and always stick very closely to the speed limits. Caroline's roadster which we bought in 2010 is averaging a measly 21.2 over 5,000 miles but her trip to work and back is in heavy traffic...I think she uses more revs than me as well Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 All I really wanted from this thread was to believe I can get 30mpg+ if I drive carefully and you seem to have done that for me! Yeah, no chance Yep just because you 'can' get over 30 doesn't mean you will unless it is a long stretch on the motorway and a boring run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manphibian Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 All I really wanted from this thread was to believe I can get 30mpg+ if I drive carefully and you seem to have done that for me! Low 20s might have swayed my opinion Cheers guys! hmmm. you'll only get 30 if you travel on motorways 95% + of the time. If you just go around town, you will get low 20s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 All I really wanted from this thread was to believe I can get 30mpg+ if I drive carefully and you seem to have done that for me! Low 20s might have swayed my opinion Cheers guys! What you should look at is the overall mileage, over a longish period. I've had my Zed from new and the computer has never been reset other than when I changed the battery. After it settled down I've found that over 13,000 miles its averaged 27.0 and that includes a bit of every type of motoring. One thing of note though is that I rarely go above 4k revs and always stick very closely to the speed limits. Caroline's roadster which we bought in 2010 is averaging a measly 21.2 over 5,000 miles but her trip to work and back is in heavy traffic...I think she uses more revs than me as well Pete Pete you should run on 95 ron :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillomaster Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 pssh, average mpg over a year doesnt mean a great deal to me - i know that when i drive to and from work i'm lucky to see 15mpg, but the other type of driving i do is cross country jaunts, in which case its 27mpg, or long cruises, in which case its 33mpg. if i had an average from the year then the dte would be inaccurate for the type of driving im doing. i normally reset the trip computer whenever i start a different type of driving - doing half a tank round town and then half a tank motorway cruise gives me a meaningless number IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikesding Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 All I really wanted from this thread was to believe I can get 30mpg+ if I drive carefully and you seem to have done that for me! Low 20s might have swayed my opinion Cheers guys! hmmm. you'll only get 30 if you travel on motorways 95% + of the time. If you just go around town, you will get low 20s. I will be using it as my commuter as well as for fun, commute is mainly motorway so sounds fine to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RisingPower Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Seen nearly 40mpg on the zed, down a hill and not touching the gas. You just have to never go near the gas pedal is all Realistically, you can get 30ish down straight nsls, a roads and motorways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbyheinz Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I average 20mpg mainly about town... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmck13 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Dont care, haven't got a clue, I wouldn't drive this car if that was the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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