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Discussion in '348/355' started by hezgon, Aug 24, 2012.

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  1. hezgon

    hezgon Formula Junior

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    #1 hezgon, Aug 24, 2012
    Amazing what a long distance drive will do for your mileage. Drove the car out to WV last weekend, doing 225 miles round trip and filling up with 13.2 gallons. This is a 70% increase from the usual 10 I get playing around town. :) Might have been the girl friend driving home too!
     
  2. AceMaster

    AceMaster Three Time F1 World Champ

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    #2 AceMaster, Aug 24, 2012
    No stop and go, no up and down for engine/RPM's....and the GF likely has a lighter right foot than you :p :D
     
  3. BLAMPEE

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    #3 BLAMPEE, Aug 24, 2012
    I got about 20-21mpg on long road trips in my 355. :)
     
  4. Mitch Alsup

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    #4 Mitch Alsup, Aug 24, 2012
    I get 21-22 in mine n long road trips.
     
  5. Extreme

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    #5 Extreme, Aug 24, 2012
    I'm getting around 17-18 average with city and highway.
     
  6. plugzit

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    #6 plugzit, Aug 24, 2012
    Driving the car gives a marked increase in all areas of performance. You'd be surprised how many "bad" comp and leak tests can be improved markedly by a couple of trips to the redline. Sadly, many of these cars are driven seldom and timidly.
     
  7. Armenhaz

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    #7 Armenhaz, Aug 25, 2012
    Just drove mine +750 miles round trip to Monterey for the Monterey Historics. The gas milage was great, comfort was so so...the drive through the backroads in central California with 5 other Ferraries, Priceless:)
     
  8. path

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    #8 path, Aug 25, 2012
    i'm writing from the south of france, having driven down from england

    driving at the regulated 110-130km/hr , i've achieved a best of 25.4 mpg on a run of 350 miles

    the mpg falls rapidly each time i approach 8250 rpm---you can actually see the petrol gauge needle fall before your eyes!!!
     
  9. FloridaF355

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    #9 FloridaF355, Aug 25, 2012
    Different size gallons though US vs UK.
     
  10. SoCal1

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    #10 SoCal1, Aug 25, 2012
    My old drag race motors were the same way :)
     
  11. chas-3

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    #11 chas-3, Aug 26, 2012
    1990 348 TS, 26 mpg highway/city, but that is with a new top end and some Dave Helms tweaks. Thanks Dave! :)
     

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