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Originally Posted by Jerome74911S
My example of one is not statistically relevant. Nevertheless, sort of as an experiment I drove 628 km (390 miles) in light traffic from New Jersey to Quebec. Where possible, I drove at a steady state of 3000 rpm = 100 kph (+/- 62 mph) with the gearing that my car has (7:31).
I got 7.78 liters per 100 km (30.2 mpg U.S.). The car is a 1974 coupe, but has a '75, 2.7L S engine with C.I.S.
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Wow Jerome! Admitedly I'm probably not the most economical driver when in a 911....I let the car run away with me at times....LOL. Around here (PNW) at normal times, it's very difficult to maintain a constant speed that is even at the posted limit. The left lane is often clogged with vehicles doing 10-15 mph under the limit...even when traffic isn't heavy. In our cars, that often means 5th or 6th cannot be used, and when "blue sky" shows up, I'm accelerating before the opportunity is gone (killing econonomy). Is Quebec any better? I was born, raised and learned to drive in Quebec and at the time it was somewhere between Europe and the rest of North America as far as pace goes. Cheers