03 6-Speed, average 22-24 mpg with regular driving.

If you worry about gas mileage, you shouldn't have gotten the Z in the first place... It was your decision to get the car, so don't whine about gas prices.

 

Dam I wish I got 20MPG.

 

I get around 20 mpg city/highway/traffic. When I drive in the twisty roads sometimes it's as low as 14 mpg. She is a gas guzzler when always shifting at red-line.

 

This seems crazy after reading this but i average at least 24 to 26 mpg in my Z on a daily driver basis. I get about 420 miles to every full tank. Guess im lucky. The car has 82k miles on it also.

 

OK, here's one I never understood -- and this applies to multiple brands, not just the Z.

When you are at an RPM speed higher than idle and you put your car in neutral, why is the RPM slightly higher than when the car is in neutral, but at 0 speed?

For example, driving at 40 MPH and put the car in neutral. My RPM is around 1K all the way until my speed is at 0 (or actually less than 5 MPH). At that point, the RPM returns to around 800.

Since modern cars no longer have a cooling fan driven by the motor, why does this happen?

PS: I am not referring to the heavy flywheel that causes the RPM to rise a little (for a second) after pressing in the clutch.

 

so put the z in neutral or not?

 

I average about 25 with mostly city driving. Stay off the throttle and shift early.

 

my z gets great gas mileage compared to my silverado 2500hd which gives me an efficient 12.5mpg

 

I've got my Z as part of my salary package so fuel and servicing are all paid for by the company.

Bring on the revs

 

22.5 mpg combined city/highway driving. Not bad for a V6 with almost 300hp. Its a sports car. Its a sports car. Its a sports car..........................

 

Deal with it or get a Civic.

 

+1 my Z averages the same mpg as my 4 cyl acura TSX. and that's with normal driving not trying to conserve every little drop. if you really cared about gas you wouldn't have gotten a 2 SEATER which is probably the worst use of gas next to a hummer imo. buy a corolla and stop complaining

 

Dude i know. Living near LA, there is monsterous traffic. I was like 5 AT is the way to go. But **** dude im down to drive stick in traffic if it means ill at least get one more mile per gallon. But at the end of the day when your Z is haulin ***, its all worth it... till your next gas station visit.

 

Dude, I only get 15!
With near 100% city driving, it is hard to save gas....

 

19 mpg in LA traffic. No other way but to go get another car =/

 

How did you get 19?
Any secrets?

 

????

 

i get 22'ish to 24'ish average, most ive got was 450 out of a tank. I get 400 with a mix of hwy/city driving regularly.

course thats alot better then my 4x4 i traded in on the Z which was 15 to 17

 

I run 1/2 & 1/2 water and gas. aka, mexican fuel. I get about 40 mpg and can go 600 miles on a tank. Suprised nobody else does this.

 

i get around 400-425 on a tank and i drive at least 70 miles a day just to work