Can the 550/575 really drink more fuel ?
Don't know about the CS. All I can say is that on a quiet constant speed cruise (60 to 80 mph, no hard accelerations) last winter I did about 20-21 mpg with my 550 Maranello. Driving really hard through the gears in the mountains this drops to about 8-9 mpg. Overall I'm happy, because 20mpg on the highway IS possible whenever you just need to cruise - it doesn't waste fuel when it's not needed.
I always wonder why people ask about fuel consumption in cars that cost this kind of money. Who honestly cares about fuel consumption or mileage in a Ferrari??
It's more about range. If you're driving long distance, 200 miles on a tank is going to waste time. Also, no one really wants to get 9 on the highway.
who cares, it's a freaking ferrari! why does it matter at all. do the math. say you drive the fcar 10,000 miles a year (you don't). 10mpg vs. 30mpg means 1000 gallons vs. 333 gallons. 667 more gallons times $3 a gallon equals $2000 a year. big fu@king deal. who cares. if you are basing the purchase of a ferrari on the mpg you are definitely not buying the right car. buy a hybrid, so I can pass you at a closing speed in excess of 100mph. beep beep
The range of my 575 with a ~29 gallon gas tank,at 70-90 mph, is >450 miles, which usually exceeds my bladder capacity. I have put 27k miles in 9 months on the odometer and it was worth every gallon of gas. Steve
GASP! Stephen - I live on a (very small) island in the NW of the US. To achieve 27,000 miles on my 550 (in ANY length of time) I would have to circumnavigate the island 397 times! (I'm getting dizzy just thinking about it) way to go! James
Good fuel consumption is a sign of good engineering. It means the engine is efficient, that the transmission losses are low, and that the aerodynamics are working. When I buy a Ferrari I am not only buying a "toy", I am buying a piece of high engineering. For me efficiency is an important point to judge a piece of engineering work: I don't like to waste energy needlessly. In this sense Ferraris are worse than Porsches on the road , mainly due to extremely high revving engines with relatively short gearing - they are always revving fairly high even at highway cruising speed, especially the V8s. However, the true efficiency of these cars can only be evaluated on the racetrack, where maximum revs are always being used and having an extra tall 6th gear doesn't serve any purposes. And judging from GT racing, I think both the Ferrari V8 and V12 to be extremely efficient engines compared to the competition. It is a well known fact that both the F360GT and the now 3-years World GT Champion F550 Prodrive have always exploited a significant fuel consumption advantage compared to the competition. This for me is a point to be proud of, not an irrelevance.
One third daily driver; shared with 996tt and MB suv. I live in central US and the majority of the mile are from multiple 3 to 5k road trips. On my last trip to Ca and the Pacific coast hwy, she had an altercation with a racoon who was running at triple digit speed and is now having a re-paint of the front bumper. Steve
Last summer with temperatures in the mid 90's and the air on a buddy and I hit the interstate and drove the posted speed (60) and recorded 21 mpg in my 2000 550. as soon as we hit the back roads started driving in a spirited manner at speeds of 70-90 mph the mpg dropped to 17-18.
That is pretty impressive. I can't manage that in my Caravan.And out west you can do that very sort of thing.
