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#27 of 43 I got 44.9 MPG on recent trip! by minidrivermn Jun 05, 2008 (2:32 pm)
My top mileage for my Mini '07 (the lower priced model, automatic transmission) was on a recent 250 mile road trip. The peak MPG was 44.9 for about 150 miles of driving in the 40-55 MPH range on a highway with zero braking. For the entire 250 mile trip, with some 65-75 speeds, averaged 42 MPG.   The cool part is for the entire trip I drove behind a Prius. The Prius got 47.5 MPG when I got 44.9 (I tried so hard to get it to 45 but I had to pass a car right at 44.9, and speeding up cost me that final tick) and for the entire trip, the Pruis did only 3-4 MPG better than the Mini. Pretty impressive. I drove it very carefully without A/C and almost no braking the entire trip. Just two passes at higher speeds.   Otherwise, in mostly city driving, I'm getting in the 27-30 range in winter and summer with A/C running. With heavier highway driving, I'll tick up to 31-35 for the whole tank. The 40-plus is certainly the exception, but for a long road trip, absolutely possible. The key, though, is keeping the speed lower than you'd typically want, so it's a tradeoff going 60 instead of 70 in a 70 zone. I typically wouldn't be so worried about losing a few MPG ticks to get somewhere faster, but I wasn't in a hurry on this trip and wanted to test the absolute limits of the MPG in perfect flat 60 degree no rain no braking driving conditions.
#28 of 43 fule econamy on a long trip by coyoteblue Jun 12, 2008 (6:28 pm)
Last summer we drove our 2006 Mini Cooper from a small town south of Houston TX to Phoenix Arizona and back with an overall average of 41.5 mpg. We also mostly drove at 60 miles an hour just to see what optimum fuel efficiency could be. Generally we get 36 - 37 mpg per tank commuting 20 miles to work. This summer we get to try with our mini clubman s which won't want to travel at 60 mph. Am looking for a 40mpg club bumper sticker.
#29 of 43 Milage around town by morgan5 Jun 13, 2008 (4:43 am)
Everyone talks about highway miles when discussing MPG, but I'm more interested in around town driving. My daily commute in my 2006 S is about 15 miles in stop and go traffic (no interstate or highway). Usually, I get about 22 to 23 MPG around town. Now that the temperature is getting hot I am running the AC most of the time and my MPG has dropped to 18-19. Is this normal? Replies to this message: minidrivermn (Jun 13, 2008 7:29 am) morgan5 (Jun 13, 2008 10:11 am) minidrivermn (Jun 13, 2008 10:36 am) british_rover (Jun 13, 2008 10:17 am) morgan5 (Jun 13, 2008 10:33 am)
#30 of 43 Re: Milage around town [morgan5] by minidrivermn Jun 13, 2008 (7:29 am)
Replying to: morgan5 (Jun 13, 2008 4:43 am) I've gotten 28 MPG under the worst of conditions - super-short stop and go trips with A/C on and somewhat fast acceleration. I'd say that's the bottom in the "entry-level" automatic transition model. It probably gets better as the car gets more broken in. That is using high octane gas. You don't want to use lower octane or it'll drive poorly at slow speeds, such as in parking lots, where you'll think there's something wrong with the car as it seems to search for the oomph to get going. Replies to this message: morgan5 (Jun 13, 2008 10:11 am) minidrivermn (Jun 13, 2008 10:36 am)
#31 of 43 Re: Milage around town [minidrivermn] by morgan5 Jun 13, 2008 (10:11 am)
Replying to: minidrivermn (Jun 13, 2008 7:29 am) Minidrivermn, are you driving an "S" with a supercharger, or a regular Mini? Replies to this message: minidrivermn (Jun 13, 2008 10:36 am)
#32 of 43 Re: Milage around town [morgan5] by british_rover Jun 13, 2008 (10:17 am)
Replying to: morgan5 (Jun 13, 2008 4:43 am) 18-19 seems rather low as I got about 25 mpg in a 2004 MINI Cooper S with a similar style although shorter distance commute.   Are you using premium? Replies to this message: morgan5 (Jun 13, 2008 10:33 am)
#33 of 43 Re: Milage around town [british_rover] by morgan5 Jun 13, 2008 (10:33 am)
Replying to: british_rover (Jun 13, 2008 10:17 am) Yes, I'm burning premium, but leven so, the MPG really seems to go down when I'm running the AC.
#34 of 43 Re: Milage around town [morgan5] by minidrivermn Jun 13, 2008 (10:36 am)
Replying to: morgan5 (Jun 13, 2008 10:11 am) Regular Mini. Not the "S" with the supercharger. As I posted earlier, the range is huge. The worst case scenario is in the 28 MPG range (bad weather, hot weather with A/C, starts and stops, very short trips, heavy on pedal) up to a 250 mile trip of 44.9 MPG without braking once and driving 50-60 MPG and no heavy accelerating. I think that's probably about the widest range anyone could produce with a Mini. Typical mixed driving will for sure be in the 30s, but high-30s is only likely with mostly highway driving, below 65 MPH, and good weather without A/C.
#35 of 43 What gas do I use? by nutomotr08 Jun 26, 2008 (10:41 pm)
I have seen some postings regarding this but I will ask again anyway. I have only had my MINI for about a week. As I was leaving the dealer told me I should use 91 octane. It is not always available, so when I filled up for the 1st time, I asked the gas station attendant if I could use 92 octane. (I figured the higher the better!?) and they said yes, it really wouldn't matter. Since then when idling and at low speeds my MINI is really sputtery. Is this because of the 92 octane? What should I really use, despite what the dealer told me? I have heard different stories. Thanks in advance for any input. Replies to this message: busiris (Jun 27, 2008 6:24 pm)
#36 of 43 Re: What gas do I use? [nutomotr08] by busiris Jun 27, 2008 (6:24 pm)
Replying to: nutomotr08 (Jun 26, 2008 10:41 pm) have seen some postings regarding this but I will ask again anyway. I have only had my MINI for about a week. As I was leaving the dealer told me I should use 91 octane. It is not always available, so when I filled up for the 1st time, I asked the gas station attendant if I could use 92 octane. (I figured the higher the better!?) and they said yes, it really wouldn't matter. Since then when idling and at low speeds my MINI is really sputtery. Is this because of the 92 octane? What should I really use, despite what the dealer told me? I have heard different stories.   It is not the octane causing the sputtering. Your Mini will run acceptably well even on 87 Octane gas, although the mileage will not be quite as good. My wife's 2005 Mini runs on 87 octane beautifully. I would guess you are running a poor grade of gas currently.   I would suggest using a different, name brand gas (ie, Shell or Chevron) for a few tankfuls and see how it performs.

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