What MPG do you get out of your Saab?
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i want an aero said:
seems about right if short round town driving, should get high 30's on a run
i do a fair bit of town driving but on motorways i can be a little lead footed at times so my average MPG doesnt improve much, i dont think 25 MPG is too bad for a car of its size running 230BHP with a turbocharged engine anyway, im just curious what other people get out of thiers 
im not sure the computer is correct on mpg.my 93 20i says 30mpg on a motorway but i worked out i can do a lil under 500 miles on a full tank ,which i know is a lot more at a steady 70 mph.ive been told the lowly 20i is no performer but as this is not my only car it does the job well.
Prof Beard said:
Our figures are:
2001 9-5 SE auto estate (185bhp). Nearly 40 on motorway, 22 round town, 27 average. (Wife is a steady driver)
I have a 1999 9-5 SE auto estate (standard 150 hp), and it appears to drink the stuff around town. My overall average on mixed driving is less than 26, but even on motorway driving it rarely betters 33. (Thats at 80 leptons plus most of the time though.) 2001 9-5 SE auto estate (185bhp). Nearly 40 on motorway, 22 round town, 27 average. (Wife is a steady driver)
My V8 Mustang almost gets a better average than that.
AeroPower said:
thats pretty good for a tuned 9-3 Aero, out of interest what mods have you done to it as im thinking about getting a little more than 230 BHP out of mine.
i have had 40 on a run on cruise, my 9-5 is over 300bhp. fuel seems to get better with the tuning of the car. except the temptation to put your foot down52-reg 9-5 Aero (auto), I average 28-30mpg.
That's not much town driving, as I tend to commute against the traffic.
35mpg fairly easy on a run, but as everyone else has already said, in town it's low 20's.
Last car I had which was similar in size was an E430 Merc. Not much between them performance wise, but 18mpg in town, and 27mpg on a run, with a light right foot!
I think the economy is fantastic considering the performance.
ETA: Ooh, ooh, my 100th post!
That's not much town driving, as I tend to commute against the traffic.
35mpg fairly easy on a run, but as everyone else has already said, in town it's low 20's.
Last car I had which was similar in size was an E430 Merc. Not much between them performance wise, but 18mpg in town, and 27mpg on a run, with a light right foot!
I think the economy is fantastic considering the performance.
ETA: Ooh, ooh, my 100th post!
Edited by GavGav on Saturday 20th September 12:34
26.3 MPG over the last 1500 miles (haven't worked out the last 500 worth) on my 1992 c900 t16s with old school modifying (5th injector dumping in fuel at high boost pressure) giving 260+ bhp. And like others i drive enthusiastically - the above figures include london driving, motorway, general town and some serious caning.
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