30.59mpg! 2013 Subaru WRX Sti - Having my cake and eating it too

[UltArc]

Welcome aboard!

I do the same thing with my AC- although more often than not, I'll just sweat. The bodies natural cooling system lol

And it is very important to keep momentum through those turns

[serialk11r]

Originally Posted by cowmeat

Pretty good mileage from an AWD vehicle!

My kid had a 2007 WRX automatic, and it got pretty bad gas mileage, but you could hold the road on a turn while generating enough g-force to make yourself want to puke!

Congrats!

The thing with these Subies is that not only are they AWD, they also have a 20+ year old engine that is so inefficient that the new FA/FB engines have only a little more than half the friction. With the 8.2:1 compression ratio, we have fuel economy nightmare, despite the relatively small displacement.

[jedi_sol]

Another best tank! This is the first full tank with the new under belly tray

31.4mpg!

[Mustang Dave]

Good work!
Along those lines, I had my latest best tank a week ago just by limiting my freeway speed to 65MPH.

[mcrews]

on the infiniti Q45, the a/c draw was nominal so I just left it on (at 74 derees) It would then just do it's own thing.

On the V6 Kia sportage, I do play games w/ he on and off button. But mainly keep it on!!!!

[jedi_sol]

Originally Posted by Mustang Dave

Good work!
Along those lines, I had my latest best tank a week ago just by limiting my freeway speed to 65MPH.

Thanks, ultimately my goal is to achieve this mileage while driving "normally" on the freeway.

Right now I achieve this mileage by using all the tricks in the EM book

[jedi_sol]

Originally Posted by mcrews

on the infiniti Q45, the a/c draw was nominal so I just left it on (at 74 derees) It would then just do it's own thing.

On the V6 Kia sportage, I do play games w/ he on and off button. But mainly keep it on!!!!

Ac draw on my car is huge, 7-10mpg drop while cruising on the freeway

[jcp123]

I hate you. I could never get more than about a 28mpg average in my SVT Focus lol. Although it was good for mid-30s pure highway driving.

[jimhs]

30 mpg is really impressive for an sti !!

What is the average mpg on your commute without hypermiling technics?

[jedi_sol]

Originally Posted by jimhs

30 mpg is really impressive for an sti !!

What is the average mpg on your commute without hypermiling technics?

Typical mgp on my daily commute:

TO WORK (mainly uphill climb):
without hypermiling - 21-22mpg
with hypermiling - 29-32mpg

TO HOME (mainly downhill):
without hypermiling - 26-27mpg
with hypermiling - 36-38mpg

My daily commute is bout 80% highway driving, so i use lots of Engine off coasting and i stay out of boost .

if i do go into boost, i'll let the engine idle for about 5 seconds to let the oil cool down the turbo before i go into engine off coasting.