1999 Hyundai Tiburon FX
80k miles 5 speed. 4 banga
Michigan to Virginia (vice versa)-10 times
Michigan to Canada to Michigan to Virginia- 1 time
Virginia to New York- 2 times
Virginia to Atlantic city- 1 time
Virginia to Illinois-1 time


quote:I so about the same with my 96 Corvette. Just right about 27 mpg on a trip. The seats are comfortable enough and the stability good enough that it's very comfortable to drive on a long trip. The seats and stability make up for the firm ride in comfort. So far my longest distance in a day is just over 600 miles, which was easy.
Originally posted by Patman: I found my 98 Corvette to be a great road trip car. I've only taken one road trip so far, a 350 mile trip to Michigan but it was very comfortable for the 5 hour journey, and got 27.5 MPG too.
quote:Why limit yourself to 5th gear
Originally posted by moribundman: I find it the gas mileage some of you guys get out of relatively large engines amazing. While my old VW Scirocco (1.8l 95 hp) got about 33 mpg, my Chevy (2.8 V6) and Buick (3.0 V6) got maybe 20 mpg. And my Audi (2.8 174 hp V6) rarely exceeds 28 mpg. Do you all coast in 5th gear at 40 mph or what?![]()
quote:My 87 Volvo 740 Wagon with a Turbo 2.3 liter runs at 2450 rpms at 70 mph in 5th. It weighs in around 3150 lbs. At 3000 rpms she is cruising between 86 - 87 mph.
Originally posted by moribundman: XS650, 1600RPM in 6th gear at 70? In a sportscar?My A4 Quattro weighs in at 3228 lbs (1465 kg), so it's actually heavier than your Vette. At 70 I'm at around 3k RPM in 5th, Sorry, no 6th gear. Top speed is electronically limited to 130 mph. The CW air resistance coefficient is about 0.28.
quote:A 0.49:1 overdrive ratio will do that
Originally posted by moribundman: XS650, 1600RPM in 6th gear at 70? In a sportscar?![]()