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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 02:14 AM
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First of all I wanna say hi to you happy Z drivers!

I want to buy a 350/370z (didnt decide yet)

And I would drive a lot on highways, Autobahn mostly and I usually drive with around 100 MPH +/- 15 MPH (depends on the traffic)

I have read a lot of MPG and I really care only at constant speed at around 100 MPH.

Please dont tell me that "you buy a sport car and dont care about MPG..."

Thank you!
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 04:29 AM
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The trip computer on my Z will display the mpg for any speed you can hold for long enough for it to make a measurement. It takes several minutes, so I've never done it for anything over 70mph. I don't remember the exact figures, but there was a substantial drop from 60 to 70. I'd be greatly surprised if you could get more than 12mpg at 100mph.
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 05:22 AM
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I get about 14mpg doing 90(cruise control)
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 06:24 AM
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I do a constant 80 and get horrible gas mileage, around 16-17 mpg, If the Z had one more gear it would probably be a tad better... I dont typically use cruise control as Im usually passing people so Im sure I could get 18-19 at 80
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 09:02 AM
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I know with mine I put cruise on at like 65, reset my trip computer's mpg gauge and pulled off 28 or 29 mpg! This is a bone stock 350Z, 6 speed. I know when I did the same at 75mph, it went down to like 20 mpg I believe.
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 09:22 AM
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 09:35 AM
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Freeway travel I set the cruise at 80mph , I usually average between 24 and 28, best I have got is a 29 average on perfectly flat road ( Nebraska )
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 11:29 AM
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I drive from vegas to LA probably twice a month to visit and Im always getting 25 to 27 doing 85 to 110, my most recent trip was 100 the whole way home and I got 28 mpg, this is a 06 350z enthusiast.
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 12:34 PM
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I'm struggling to understand the scope of this thread. Are you trying to ask a question?

In any case, I guess I can shed some light. Dont expect good gas mileage at those speeds. Drag increases exponentially as speed increases. So every little increase in speed you're screwing yourself worse and worse. I can get close to 30mpg between 60-65 on a flat road. That seems to be the sweet spot.
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by stuartc323
I drive from vegas to LA probably twice a month to visit and Im always getting 25 to 27 doing 85 to 110, my most recent trip was 100 the whole way home and I got 28 mpg, this is a 06 350z enthusiast.
I knew I'd need this someday.
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by winchman
I knew I'd need this someday.
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by winchman
I knew I'd need this someday.
Coming from someone who hasnt taken their car above 3000rpms?

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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by stuartc323
I drive from vegas to LA probably twice a month to visit and Im always getting 25 to 27 doing 85 to 110, my most recent trip was 100 the whole way home and I got 28 mpg, this is a 06 350z enthusiast.
100 mph and you got 28???

Seems too good...I mean with a 2.0 TDI I get something around that... Is that really true?

Sorry again but it seems to good
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by DNate
100 mph and you got 28???

Seems too good...I mean with a 2.0 TDI I get something around that... Is that really true?

Sorry again but it seems to good
I find it hard to believe unless it was primarily downhill or he got the Prius mod.
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 09:01 AM
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I can get high 20's at 70-80 cruising, gotta believe it would go down pretty drastically at 100. No way is anyone getting those numbers at 100. As far as the OP's question, there is NO car that is not gong to get worse mileage at 100 than at our national average of 65-70. We don't have unlimited speed highways on this side of the pond so no one from here is going to offer any true insight.
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 10:45 AM
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I've had my Z for couple weeks now and found driving in the 70's I could get about 25-26 if I was light on the throttle. I can't see getting better than that at 100
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by 707_Z
I've had my Z for couple weeks now and found driving in the 70's I could get about 25-26 if I was light on the throttle. I can't see getting better than that at 100
Same here. I've had mine about a month and a half and its constantly reading around 24.7 mpgs. I usually go around 65-70 on the highways..
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 04:39 PM
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Had my Z for 3 weeks now. I haven't reset it in a while and my average is 21. Sorry that doesnt answer your question haha. If you decide on the Z let us know the results!
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 04:54 PM
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On my way back home. About 60 miles commute one way.
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