US vs Canadian Milage
09-21-2010, 07:32 AM
#11
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Milton,Ontario
Posts: 17
Mine does well on the highway, city driving I'll only get a bit over 300 km to a tank, however, I only let my tank get to 1/4 before filling it.. It works the pump too hard. Since my blower install, it has only gone down a bit, providing I'm not on the boost.
09-21-2010, 02:30 PM
#12
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Windsor
Posts: 120
I haven't noticed much difference in the CA/US gas.
I feel the number 1 thing is how you drive and AC
My last trip to the States was through KY/OH/MI where the speed limits are either 65 or 70 MPH.
I go 120 KPH in 70 MPH zones
and 110-115 KPH in 65 zones
With the computer here's what I got;
120/AC on -> 9.1 L/100 kms
115/AC on -> 8.8 L/100 kms
120/AC off -> 8.6 L/100 kms
115/AC off -> 8.0 L/100 kms
I had the AC on, on the way down and it off on the way back so the distance was decent enough to get a fairly accurate estimate.
The distance left is totally dependent on the milage and calculates it on the fly. I fill up at the border after driving on the highway the whole trip. When full it reads about 580-590 kms till empty since it's initially based on my highway milage. But after a bit of city driving that number drops in a hurry since my city milage is anywhere from 13-14.5 L/100 kms.
I feel the number 1 thing is how you drive and AC
My last trip to the States was through KY/OH/MI where the speed limits are either 65 or 70 MPH.
I go 120 KPH in 70 MPH zones
and 110-115 KPH in 65 zones
With the computer here's what I got;
120/AC on -> 9.1 L/100 kms
115/AC on -> 8.8 L/100 kms
120/AC off -> 8.6 L/100 kms
115/AC off -> 8.0 L/100 kms
I had the AC on, on the way down and it off on the way back so the distance was decent enough to get a fairly accurate estimate.
The distance left is totally dependent on the milage and calculates it on the fly. I fill up at the border after driving on the highway the whole trip. When full it reads about 580-590 kms till empty since it's initially based on my highway milage. But after a bit of city driving that number drops in a hurry since my city milage is anywhere from 13-14.5 L/100 kms.
09-26-2010, 03:18 PM
#13
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Eastern Ontario on the mighty St. Lawrence,
Posts: 307
In Canada on the 4 lane highways I drive a shade under 120, in the US I drive about 8-9 MPH over the posted speed limit, in a group even higher sometimes.
All my mileage calculations are done on a sheet which coverts it all to imperial Gallons and miles, no formula errors either, it just seems weird?
AC is not a factor but top down does make a slight difference.
Can. = 25-(27.5 very best)
US = 29
All my mileage calculations are done on a sheet which coverts it all to imperial Gallons and miles, no formula errors either, it just seems weird?
AC is not a factor but top down does make a slight difference.
Can. = 25-(27.5 very best)
US = 29
11-21-2010, 02:40 AM
#14
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Saskatoon
Posts: 271
this is slightly off topic but fuel in bc,chevron to be specific.they have 92 octane with no ethanol and i got 28 ,pg in the mountains....once i hit the bald prairie and i converted to shell v poweri got just over 22.I wasnt hindered by the wind factor in sask either ....maybe a mild breeze but not a 6 mpg breeze
11-21-2010, 04:10 PM
#15
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Location: Eastern Ontario on the mighty St. Lawrence,
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this is slightly off topic but fuel in bc,chevron to be specific.they have 92 octane with no ethanol and i got 28 ,pg in the mountains....once i hit the bald prairie and i converted to shell v poweri got just over 22.I wasnt hindered by the wind factor in sask either ....maybe a mild breeze but not a 6 mpg breeze
11-21-2010, 05:39 PM
#16
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Saskatoon
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Yup...they don't advertise that stat or it takes 6 times the amount of energy to get one gallon of ethanol vs one gallon of gas .... When I get up beside a hybrid I rev ER to 6 grand and dump it....
11-29-2010, 05:34 PM
#18
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Location: Eastern Ontario on the mighty St. Lawrence,
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Just got thinking, the possible solution is that there is less ethanol concentration in the US gasoline than in Canada? Although, there is a gasoline depot where I live and half the tankers picking up gas are US bound to sell Canadian gas at US stations cheaper than it sells for in Canada?
