Real world gas mileage post

kenx

Recently I began to monitor the gas mileage of my 90 Chevy Corsica,V6/3.1L 3speed automatic transmision. Curb weight about 2885 lb
9 p- b/ |( _$ {, B3 a4 W2 vThe gas mileage measure method I got from a local friend is that fullfill the gas tank each time, put down the mileage and gas volume(litre) filled in, then
The gas mileage = (next time mileage - previous time mileage) /(next time filled gas volume)
After convent to MPG(mile per gallon), the result I got is 26 MPG

- S8 }- l9 e- z3 G$ \* IOfficial gas mileage is  MPG (City/Hwy) 4 cyl 24/33 v6 21/29

' q, O# b$ C. {/ Q- Q8 qConversion:
1 Litre =  0.264172 Gallon
8 Q3 p' ~# m, D1 Km  =   0.62137 Mile
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! a7 ]  w" A* ~9 r5 }Fuel economy site recommended:
# Q( h/ D8 X$ q5 zhttp://www.fueleconomy.gov/

' @! I4 _5 G  q[ Last edited by kenx on 2005-9-4 at 12:11 PM ]