How you get the best mpg in your m6
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This is assuming you're driving your car easy.
Do you skip gears, run through them all or wind up first and go right for your overdrives?
I'm curious. Personally, I enjoy running through all the gears, it seems like I don't have to press the gas pedal down as much when I do that.
Do you skip gears, run through them all or wind up first and go right for your overdrives?
I'm curious. Personally, I enjoy running through all the gears, it seems like I don't have to press the gas pedal down as much when I do that.
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i doubt skipping gears is hard on a clutch because we have factory skip shift.
I just go through all the gears shifting below 2k when i want the best mpg. I have hit 30mpg on the highway with 2 people and a whole car full of stuff for vacation. And i was doing 90mph no joke - the LS1 amazes me.
I just go through all the gears shifting below 2k when i want the best mpg. I have hit 30mpg on the highway with 2 people and a whole car full of stuff for vacation. And i was doing 90mph no joke - the LS1 amazes me.
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I run through the gears, shifting 2500-3000 till 4th then cruise untill i need to downshift (aka having to slow to 30mph). Im usually going about 35-40 in town and i get about 19 to the gallon and if i take it real slow, like reallly slow i can manage about 280 a tank otherwise its about 255 a tank
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I generally get her up to between 2-3k on the 1-2-3 shifts, and then go to a max of 2k after that and try and cruise anywhere between 1700-2300 dependin on the limit/police presence
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Originally Posted by '99bluez
i doubt skipping gears is hard on a clutch because we have factory skip shift.
I just go through all the gears shifting below 2k when i want the best mpg. I have hit 30mpg on the highway with 2 people and a whole car full of stuff for vacation. And i was doing 90mph no joke - the LS1 amazes me.
I just go through all the gears shifting below 2k when i want the best mpg. I have hit 30mpg on the highway with 2 people and a whole car full of stuff for vacation. And i was doing 90mph no joke - the LS1 amazes me.
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Usually row through them, 1-6. But if I am feeling lazy I skip em.
Kinda off topic, but this kid we used to hang with a long time ago said the following; (He drives a 3000 GT I believe)
"Yea...my car doesn't have second gear. Its ok, I dont need that. I can just rev to like 5 or 6 and shift into 3rd..."
At that point I just started ROLLING.
Kinda off topic, but this kid we used to hang with a long time ago said the following; (He drives a 3000 GT I believe)
"Yea...my car doesn't have second gear. Its ok, I dont need that. I can just rev to like 5 or 6 and shift into 3rd..."
At that point I just started ROLLING.
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Originally Posted by Shinigami2x4
I run through the gears, shifting 2500-3000 till 4th then cruise untill i need to downshift (aka having to slow to 30mph). Im usually going about 35-40 in town and i get about 19 to the gallon and if i take it real slow, like reallly slow i can manage about 280 a tank otherwise its about 255 a tank
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I use the skip shift from 1 to 4 and drive it usually in 4th in the city. I shift between 1700-2000 u/min and get about 290mls with a tank 80% Autobahn 20%City. Thats about 11,5-12 l/100km which is a perfect for a V8 and for 6,64$ a Gallon premium here in germany
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Originally Posted by '99bluez
i doubt skipping gears is hard on a clutch because we have factory skip shift.
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Originally Posted by BLK85
What is the factory skip shift? I have test driven many M6 4th gen cars and I never notice any difference between any other manual car.
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Originally Posted by Ruhrpott
When the engine has reached normal tempratur and you don't raise the 1st gear over 2000u/min you will automaticly pressed in 4th gear when you want to shift from 1st to 2nd gear.
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Originally Posted by Ruhrpott
I use the skip shift from 1 to 4 and drive it usually in 4th in the city. I shift between 1700-2000 u/min and get about 290mls with a tank 80% Autobahn 20%City. Thats about 11,5-12 l/100km which is a perfect for a V8 and for 6,64$ a Gallon premium here in germany
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