AZ JB

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Hey guys,

I am looking into picking up a SC as a daily driver and I am curious to know what kind of gas mileage you all get, especially on the freeway. Right now there are 2 SC400s, both with around 120,000 miles, going for $4500 out here locally, however I am thinking the SC300 would be a better bet for gas due to the smaller engine...(and for possible turbos in the future )? Anyways, just wanted to find out from actual owners since I am finding such mixed info via google. Thanks!

CanadaSC

Well if you want to know about gas mileage you do not want a Sc

-Samurai-

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Driving the nicest possible will get you 23 on the highway lol...

AZ JB

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lol, that bad ? I was hoping for high 20s/low 30s on the freeway cause that is what I will mainly be driving..

npsc400

I have an '96 SC400 with 182,000 miles and I average 20. About 18 city; 21-22 Highway. It's really not bad. They have the power for plenty of fun, but are so light that if you want to drive it like a normal car it will, and not hurt you at the pump.

chnk

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i get 24mpg driving like a grandma on my sc400 about 20 mpg driving a lil aggressive i do about 200 miles hwy alone per week,

i dont even want to drive in the city i get like 17 mpg

1WILLY1

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well sometimes my car sems to really get some good mileage.

for my car at least the difference beetween city and highway is like night and day---i actually get almost twice as much mileage on the highway.

I can get at least 550 kilometres per tank---even 600 on a good day

city i cant get much more than 300-350

I dont know why the difference is so noticable but it is.

Li Ls4

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i get around 18-19 mpg with about half highway and half city driving, this is with keeping shifts under 2.5k on the side streets and agressive highway driving. ohh and my sc has 176k on the clock.

id prob b able to get 20+ mpg if i would drive easyer on the parkway but i just cant help it

jadu

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I use mines to commute to work and I logged the past 16K+ miles see sig

soarer13oy

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The lexus sc isnt a commuter car.

AZ JB

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It's very inexpensive and reliable so I was hoping to hear it got better gas mileage as well. I guess it's only a commuter car when gas isn't almost $4/gallon lol.

QwkSC

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I get 16 City, 22 Highway.

I bet, with a BFI and exhaust and your ECU tuned, you could get 25+ highway. The biggest problem killing your gas mileage is how rich the 1UZ runs from the factory.

sliva001

17mpg city w/ street tuned Apexi FC NEO

abounly

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Yup i get around 16-18 and sometimes 20 if i drive on the light till its about to die

Danimal

I once was able to achieve ~27mpg on a highway trip. This happened exactly once. I must have had a tail wind going downhill both ways. This was no A/C; cruising at 55mph for an entire tank of gas, with the windows up. It was absolutely miserable.

I keep joking with my friend that I'm going to start eco-modding the SC. It drives him up a wall. Maybe I should. Hahaha