Hypermiling an '09 997

[kstar]

How about this?

The Porsche 911 has long been one of the most fuel efficient sports cars available at its performance level. The new 2009 911 with its direct injection and dual clutch gearbox is rated at 24 mpg (US) combined on the EU test cycle (19/27 on the EPA cycles). That's not an exceptional number around these parts. However, ex-racer and German TV presenter Klaus Niedzwiedz set out to prove again the influence that driving style can have on efficiency. At the wheel of a new 911 Carrera coupe, Niedzwiedz went 400 miles with a sealed gas tank. Over a mix of 19 miles of urban driving, 119 miles of country roads and 262 miles of autobahn Niedzwiedz averaged 52 mph and 35.1 mpg (US). The driving style used for this run is almost certainly not typical of 911 drivers but gentle driving can definitely eek more miles out of every gallon of fuel.

http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/12/17/hypermiling-in-a-porsche-911-yields-35-1-mpg/

[Jim Richards]

Everyone knows grey cars get better gas mileage. Try doing this with a Guards Red 997.

[svandamme]

i see 996's en 997's on the right lane every day... stuck in between trucks (that legally can't do more then 90kph)...embarrasing really...
Cayenne's still fly by as if i'm standing still at 140kh cruising speed, after their fly-by, i simply pick up speed and from a distance, they spot the camera flashes coming from the bushes for me...
They also generate a lot of drag, which then improves my fuel consumption..thankyouverymuch.
And then some say Cayennes aren't good for fuel economy... rubbish.

[teenerted1]

Niedzwiedz averaged 52 mph and 35.1 mpg (US). so what did it get ROW?

[legion]

When I drove my 951 down to Austin to sell it, I pretty much drove the speed limit and was getting around 40 mpg.

[gprsh924]

My problem with that type of driving is that it would add 1.5 hours to my average trip back and forth to school. I would normally burn about 13 gallons of gas and hypermiling would take that down to 9 gallons burned. Even when gas was over $4 a gallon, that extra 1.5 hours would only save me $16 (now about $7). That just isn't worth it. I'll keep going for the shortest time on the road possible for the forseeable future.

Still is interesting though that they can squeeze that kind of mileage out of a 911.

[speeder]

The new cars get really good mpg in relation to HP/weight/performance. They are very aerodynamic and have very low drag from rolling resistance w/ 44 psi in the rear tires. My 996 is like a soap box derby car, I put it in neutral and I swear it speeds up sometimes. It rolls for blocks w/o slowing down much.

I'd love an '09 911S w/ direct injection and almost 400 hp. They just keep getting better, no one else has ever made a supercar that's a great daily driver.