'99 S80 T6 - AWESOME gas mileage!

bajaman · Post by **bajaman** » 24 Mar 2003, 18:17

I just took my first real trip of any length in my T6. In 763 miles of driving I only used 30 gallons of fuel, for a 25.4 mpg average!

And this was with most of the highway travel at speeds of 80 to 110 mph. AND....about 1/4 of the total miles was in the Ozark mountains.

Needless to say, I am very, very happy with this car. I raced a Lincoln LS for over 20 miles, he stayed right on my ass the whole time, and each time we pulled out to pass cars, I'd stomp it and just walk away from him!
We got into a small town and stopped a a traffic signal, and this guy was just flabbergasted at the performance of the T6! He was very complimentary of my car, and gave me a big thumbs up when he turned off to go a different direction.

Post by **matthew1** » 24 Mar 2003, 18:41

Congrats on the milage. In an effort to head off what may be a snipe or two at your milage number by those of us with V40s or Civics DX's, I'd like to say that the S80 T6 is an enormously powerful, roomy, comfortable car. The quietness of the engine is really strange when you experience the neck-straining power on full accelleration.

bajaman · Post by **bajaman** » 24 Mar 2003, 19:32

lol....
Yeah, I know there are a lot of cars that get much better mileage, but keep in mind I am used to a Suburban that gets 17 mpg and an RX-7 that gets 13 mpg.
I get downright GIDDY at 25 mpg!