That is super impressive! Best I ever did with my 2013 Daytona R/T 5.7 with STP (3.06 rear) was 28 mpg on a 200 mile trip. Recently averaged 26 mpg on a 1200 mile trip from VA to KY and back over Memorial Day weekend. I was pretty happy with that considering it’s 131,000 mile, 6 year old car. Mostly gets about 22 mpg everyday driving. Still runs like new and the Beats sounds great!
I got an indicated 30.2 driving from Jacksonville, FL to Charlotte, NC by cruising at the speed limit with cruise control on, not gunning it to pass anyone, and taking it easy on the on-ramps. I know from experience that just 4-5 episodes of flooring it can drop my gas mileage by 5 mpg. Of course this is very stressful for me and in general I drive like I want and get 25-26 on a trip. Ha!When I needed to dispose of my previous commuter car, I was able to sell the family and safety aspects of the Charger to my wife. Seeing all of the awesome mileage from the V-8’s, I wish I had gone that route. My 6cyl doesn’t get much better mileage. Most of my commute is freeway (LosAngeles) and driving as conservative as I can, I’ve averaged 27.9 over the last 1300 miles.
That is an excellent average. You would not average 27.9 mpg daily driving with any Hemi especially commuting around LA. Your average would probably be low 20’s.When I needed to dispose of my previous commuter car, I was able to sell the family and safety aspects of the Charger to my wife. Seeing all of the awesome mileage from the V-8’s, I wish I had gone that route. My 6cyl doesn’t get much better mileage. Most of my commute is freeway (LosAngeles) and driving as conservative as I can, I’ve averaged 27.9 over the last 1300 miles.
Best I can do commuting from west San Jose to Palo Alto right around 22... I used to do a bit better but I guess I gained a few pounds in my right foot. I did take a trip up to my brother’s house a while back and reset a trip odo for it. Approximately 600 miles round trip, that includes going through San Francisco on the way up and crossing the Richmond and going south through Oakland on the way back. Way up was great and had 29 mpg on the trip up but ran into crazy traffic just south of Santa Rosa on the way back and was down to low 20s by the end of the whole trip. Last six weeks I was laid off and have been almost strictly city driven and was lucky to stay around 17 lol.That is an excellent average. You would not average 27.9 mpg daily driving with any Hemi especially commuting around LA. Your average would probably be low 20’s.
Pure gas will improve mpg in any vehicle while the ethanol blend will improve power at the expense of mpg.I don't do many long trips (26 months / 8400 miles), but has anyone else noticed a significant mpg bump from pure 91/93 gas over 10% ethanol top tier gas?
Last road trip of 320 miles, using cruise control at speeds from 65-80 (lot of 80), I was 4mpg better on the return trip with E0 93 over the usual Shell 93, for 27.2mpg. Unlike James above, I didn't hold anything back and hit a top speed of 116 dusting a Mercedes who sat in my blind spot and wouldn't pass for like 8 miles.
Exactly the same conditions / speeds both ways, though as mentioned I do have an extreme tendency for burst passing so it probably could have been higher.