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Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by Brian Nametko, Feb 24, 2013.

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  1. Brian Nametko

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    #1 Brian Nametko, Feb 24, 2013
    Just wondering for anyone who's an owner, what's the true gas milage you've been getting on your 458 Italia or 458 Spider?
     
  2. rblissjr

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    #2 rblissjr, Feb 24, 2013
    The way I drive my real world mileage is around 12. Serious driving will drop that in half!

    Rb
     
  3. carcommander

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    #3 carcommander, Feb 24, 2013
    Now you tell me. LOL
     
  4. cpiguy

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    #4 cpiguy, Feb 24, 2013
    +1
     
  5. PhilNotHill

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    #5 PhilNotHill, Feb 24, 2013
    I like to think of it as smileage. :)
     
  6. TheMayor

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    #6 TheMayor, Feb 24, 2013
    Gas mileage?

    We don't care about no skinkin' gas mileage! :)

    No, seriously... it's terrible. Depending on how you drive in the city you can get as little as 8 and probably an average of 12. On the freeway, about 20.

    Expensive. But, no worse than everything else with this car: Insurance, upkeep, parking, etc. If you can afford to buy one of these, you can afford what goes with it.
     
  7. g4titan

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    #7 g4titan, Feb 24, 2013
    I go gallons per hour like my boat!
     
  8. not4one

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    #8 not4one, Feb 24, 2013
    +1...as the owner of a modest boat, that cruises at about 22-25 gallons/hour, it puts everything perspective. Drove my 458 to the dock and back today...15 miles, call it 1.5 gallons. Three hours on the boat today (not all at cruising speed)...call it 50 gallons. Sadly, my 458 is how I save gas and do my part for the environment!
     
  9. since-15

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    #9 since-15, Feb 24, 2013
    Good one!
     
  10. Noblesse Oblige

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    #10 Noblesse Oblige, Feb 24, 2013
    The EPA says 13 mpg city, 17 highway.

    If you don't like that, the Bugatti Veyron is rated at 8 and 15.
     
  11. raclaims

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    #11 raclaims, Feb 24, 2013
    Oddly enough until this thread I never even thought about it

    When its empty I fill it

    Doesn't feel like it gets empty too quickly I guess
     
  12. carcommander

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    #12 carcommander, Feb 24, 2013
    I should have said a lot better than my Fountain.
     
  13. leead1

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    #13 leead1, Feb 25, 2013
    I never thought about it but if you asked i would have got it wrong. My Lambo Galardo of the same 2010 year as my 458 has a milage calculator which goes 17.1 to 17.7 MPG. Iwould have assumed the 458 was about the same. Guess I was wrong.

    I love the mayors post about "smilage" just a perfect expression. :)

    Lee
     
  14. ReinD

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    #14 ReinD, Feb 25, 2013
    This.
     
  15. PhilNotHill

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    #15 PhilNotHill, Feb 25, 2013
    When it's empty I Phil it. :cool:
     
  16. PhilNotHill

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    #16 PhilNotHill, Feb 25, 2013
    "Smileage" is a copyrighted expression by PhilNotHill. :cool:
     
  17. Noblesse Oblige

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    #17 Noblesse Oblige, Feb 25, 2013
    A good friend of mine owns a single engine turboprop aircraft. It will cruise close to 250 mph at 23,000 ft and top out at a little less than 300 mph. On a nice high altitude cruise he enjoys 8 mpg fuel economy. It goes down from there. A complete fill of jet fuel will run about $1200.

    So I do not dwell on my 458's fuel economy -- or lack of it. It is the smileage that counts.
     
  18. racerdj

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    #18 racerdj, Feb 27, 2013
    12-14 here
     
  19. KINGMONKEY

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    #19 KINGMONKEY, Feb 27, 2013
    It's terrible its 8 mpg but who cares
     
  20. 458dreamer

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    #20 458dreamer, Feb 27, 2013
    Well the gas guzzler tax is imposed at purchase. That should send a message that gas mileage is not great.
     

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