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Old 10-16-2006, 11:25 PM
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WRX Gas Mileage Question..

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I've read the specs and everything about the regular wrx (not sti) and was wondering what kind of gas mileage you guys really get if you were to drive conservatively? Just trying to get a better feel as to what type of mileage I'd actually be getting if I got one.
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If I drive conservatively, I get about 23 mpg. If I have some fun I get about 20 mpg. Both mostly city, some highway.
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i used to get about 75 miles per quarter tank. so 300 full. and thats taking it easy.. but average between 240-300/ but i had a vf34 set up
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yeah not a fair question whitecel, reason being is that most guys on here dont have stock wrxs...i cant even answer it cuz i aint in HI anymore. but from what i remember, if you have a stock wrx (mine is an 03), then you should be getting about 300+ to the tank (using GOOD 92oct).
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alright thanks. I was wondering because i got 300 miles to full tank on my celica. Sold my evo since I was getting around 18 mpg. I guess I'll go with a wrx
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a good and wise decision my young padawan....the Force is strong with this one....
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man.. I get about 250 per tank on a GOOD week..

is there something wrong with my car?
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Originally Posted by whitecel
alright thanks. I was wondering because i got 300 miles to full tank on my celica. Sold my evo since I was getting around 18 mpg. I guess I'll go with a wrx
prepare to be dissapointed. a stock wrx will probably yeild 300mpg with a very conservative driver (depending on how many highway/traffic miles). if you search this topic has been covered a few times and i believe "the **** master" posted 400mpg at one time. the problem comes if your going to mod your car. once you do that all fuel efficency goes to hell. if you want good gas milage buy a prius. if you want a fast car, get a good job and a shell gas card. just my $0.02
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in my old 03 wrx and 05 sti i get about 300-320 per full tank (90% freeway miles with ac on) and this is driving conservatively. if i push it in any one of these cars i lose about 30 to 40 miles per full tank. both cars had tbe and engine management.
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man.. I get about 250 per tank on a GOOD week..

is there something wrong with my car?
you just suck then.
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its possible Anti-hero, but dont you think that thats something Pontiac would advertise? I know Honda is doing it on some of their cars, but they make mention of that fact. who knows...perhaps the difference is factory tuning.

05 WRX: smaller motor but more aggressive timing (+turbo)
G6: bigger motor but due to that fact they left it relatively tame

thats my reasoning.
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Originally Posted by whitecel
alright thanks. I was wondering because i got 300 miles to full tank on my celica. Sold my evo since I was getting around 18 mpg. I guess I'll go with a wrx
Sold your evo cause of gas mileage?! you should probably reevaluate what it is you look for in a car. If you're in it for the performance, then mpgs shouldn't matter (until they-re in the single-digits). If you're in it for the MPGs, then you should consider a Prius.

Peter, if most of your driving is in the city, then naturally, your range will be less than highway-driven cars.

I average about 330miles/tank on Kauai...because most of that is "freeway" driving.

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Question!: If I get a downpipe, will that increase my gas mileage since the turbo spools up faster? I already have a cat-back exhaust. The reason I ask this question is because some people told me it would, but when I installed my downpipe for my 04 wrx I felt as if my mpg went down ? maybe its because I was throttle happy when I installed it???
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