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
7 r  ^1 `* \: `0 @The 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)
' h( }/ w+ Y8 m5 u. iAfter convent to MPG(mile per gallon), the result I got is 26 MPG

Official gas mileage is  MPG (City/Hwy) 4 cyl 24/33 v6 21/29

% n. }; x7 o. T8 K) @9 dConversion:
$ C& G, u0 j8 K1 c; K1 Litre =  0.264172 Gallon
6 s! Y- h# |2 a8 m3 j) b1 Km  =   0.62137 Mile

Fuel economy site recommended:
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/

[ Last edited by kenx on 2005-9-4 at 12:11 PM ]