gjw@floyd.UUCP (Greg Wroclawski) (03/17/84)
Here are some gas mileage figures from cars I have owned. The figures for the Corvair and Saabs came from memory but while I had the cars I kept good records. 1966 Corvair Corsa (164 cubic inch 4 carburettor 4 speed) Hard stop and go city driving: 8-10 mpg. highway 70-75 mph : 18-19 mpg The corvairs and we owned several in our family at the time all got notoriously bad mileage for weight/performance. The four carburettor ones were especially bad. 1970 Saab Sonett III (1.5 liter 4 speed) city/suburban: 22mpg highway 70-75 mph: 30-32mpg 1973 Saab Sonett III (1.7 liter 4 speed) city/suburban: 22mpg highway 70-75: 34-36 mpg The 1973 Saab although it had a slightly larger engine was equipped with Saab Stage 1 rally setup which was a 2 barrel weber with a large secondary and small primary barrel compared to the stock 1 barrel FOMOCO carb which came on both 1970 and 1973 Saabs. The highway mileage definitly improved with the Weber setup. 1979 Mercury Capri (2.8 liter 2bbl. 4speed) city/suburban 15-16 mpg Highway 70-75 mph: 25-26 mpg 1980 Mazda RX-7 (1.15 liter Wankel 4 bbl 5speed) city suburban:15-16mpg Highway 70-75 mph: 24-25 mpg 1983 Cadillac Cimarron(2.0 liter TBI 5 speed) city/suburban 20-22 mpg Highway 70-75 mph: 28-30 mph