What's the longest range you have driven on a tankful?
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LoudV8 said:
My V8 has a 25 UK gallon tank and often achieves 350+ miles on a tank at 15-17 MPG average. That's Calais to Le Mans with some to spare. Track days is more like 8 mpg.
Umm, the V8v has a 78 liter fuel tank (useable, max capacity is 80 liter). That translates to ~17 Imperial gallons or 20.6 US gallons. Do you have a different tank in your car?The most I have been able to put into the tank at the pump is 16.6 gallons and the trip computer was stating there were 30 miles left to an empty tank. I don't know where the remaining 4 gallons go, unless it is estimating that I will get 7.5 mpg for the remaining fuel. I think most trip computers "lie" in order to give you a cushion of a couple of gallons worth of cruising range beyond the reported "empty tank".
V8V on French Autoroute I was averaging 25MPG and overall for my European trip 22.5MPG. I travelled 350miles between stops, but was getting very nervous......
V8V on track taking people on rides 120miles from full to empty (i.e --- showing on miles to empty)
V12V I try very hard not to look, I just know that £50 only takes me around 100miles
V8V on track taking people on rides 120miles from full to empty (i.e --- showing on miles to empty)
V12V I try very hard not to look, I just know that £50 only takes me around 100miles
KarlFranz said:
I think most trip computers "lie" in order to give you a cushion of a couple of gallons worth of cruising range beyond the reported "empty tank".
Those clever folk who plug a diagnostic reader device into the car's comms port and have variables bluetooth'd to handheld device could try looking at 'VCAN_FUELLEVELPUMP'. This output is usable fuel in litres pump side.I can vouch it is reliable down to zero - on many occasions......
This takes away the variability of range calculated on dasboard display which depends on prior average fuel consumption.
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