WANKEL POWER

is there something wrong with my car?

i get better gas milage driving 120 miles on the highway than i do driving 10 miles in the city (going granny style - no hard accel, etc).

DrunkenBowler

Welcome the world of rotary.

Broken09

iTrader: (1)

That's relatively normal.. when you buy any car especially new they note a different gas mileage for city as compared to highway... highway is always higher. You're fine

pugg57

i get about 15-18mpg in city driving, 25 highway. its normal.

scratchjunkie

dayam you guys i would kill for 15. im in the 12-13 range . one weird thing i noticed is that chevron gas burns quicker then 76, but that could just be all in my head.

AREITU

Maybe location and altitude affect mpg.

rousu

With oil heading to $100/barrel, and 92 octane gas going to $4.00/gallon;
is there a set of mods that would improve gas mileage on a third gen,
as opposed to the popular mods that improve power? Ideal would enable switching between power and economy modes. Perhaps anti-knock detectors to allow leanest mixture or lower octane; have ECM delay turbo kick-in to a higher RPM; lower auto tran shift points; color hair grey and get a cane; ... or ...
Just a thought. ... Sorry. Keep up the zooming$

oneflytrini

iTrader: (1)

That might work. I get around 12mpg in the city also, it sucks my pockets dry.

ALI

fd3s_rx7

iTrader: (13)

I get 9 MPG..

I think since my wheel is push in during that one accident that's why..

KaiFD3S

iTrader: (37)

must be a rotary,,,lol,,

maxcooper

Install all the power stuff and then drive like a granny. Stuff that improves power usually also improves efficiency. So, for example, you should be able to make the same amount of power that you did before while burning a little less gas. But its only natural to want to use the new power when you install power parts, so we end up burning more gas anyway.

-Max

lennie_hughes

i average between 17-21 mpg on the highway, an automatic only mods, hks downpipe, HKS catback, and a K&N drop in filter, rolling on 17" Kumos

RX 4 Speed

exact same mods as mine, Lennie... I get that about 16 mpg in city, and 23 mpg on highway... Things we have to put up with to drive the best car out there...

Tom93R1

iTrader: (2)

Altitude definately has an effect. The higher altitude the better mpg you get. The difference I see has been when I lived in CO around 6000 feet I typically saw about 25mpg highway, now here in AZ I am lucky to get 22mpg hwy at 1200 feet.

DjRannyKan

buy a beater