SaintLexus

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I've never really bothered about the mpg before until today. So far I've driven 144 miles approx. refueled and it was just 5 gallons to fill up and the math having these numbers gives me 28.8 miles per gallon. Typical so. Cal speed is what I'm doing. I have a stock 5 speed 1997 sc300.

Sweatshop

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I believe its possible. On my long runs from Va to Al, I averaged 27mpg in my auto SC4. But everything has to be PERFECT. No lead foot, no a/c and optimal weather conditions. The car has to be in tip-top shape too especially with regards to tire balancing and pressure. Other than that, 23mpg in mixed driving is the most I ever see.

And you have to use every drop of gas before the next fill-up....and that practice strains the fuel pump.

SaintLexus

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Here's my result 306 miles/11.10 gallons =27.56 mpg. No ac... I did hit a lot of elevation. That's to say from sea level to higher grounds. I started in San Diego heading to San francisco. 😊

I find it quite hilarious that Im reviewing a car that's almost 20 years old.
Hope this helps though.

ems

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I think that's spot on, I drove from mpls to austin tx in a gmc savana high top averaging 65mph driving modestly and hit 26mpg average so an aerodynamic car driven modestly should do better than that at least, this summer I will try for 30mpg. I think it's possible even if you **** off traffic driving -10mpg on the highway. Ha

Biddles

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The best I got was 415 miles on a full tank. The gas light wasn't on when I filled up again though. I would say it was 90% highway mileage.

Shayy

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I have the same car as you and I've gotten 29 average, but that was nearly 100% highway miles. I was on a road trip. I think I could maybe get closer to 30 if I was on stock wheels.

mak89

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My past 99 sc400 would get city 25-27. This was based off my mpg indicator on the cluster which I found the feature couple weeks before selling. Never had a chance to properly check average by refilling but stayed consistent around that range.

Studiogeek

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VVTI is amazing! I get about half that in the city.

t2d2

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Same here. I tell myself it's one of the few things that keeps the price of entry from being high with these cars.

Ali SC3

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the 5 speed auto and lower rear and gear ratio the vvti 1uz got goes a long way with those mpg's also. vvti sc300 didn't get it which is annoying cause once you drive one you will want it first gear on the 5 speed makes it feel completely different.

michaelb20

I haven't calculated my car's MPG personally, but I know that when I first bought my SC 300 the display in the cluster said the average was 23.2 MPG. It was previously driven by an older lady in the LA area, so considering the traffic in LA is terrible and assuming you didn't encounter much traffic, 28.8 MPG seems plausible.

BeaksSC

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When I normally fill up, my odo is between 220 and 250 miles and it normally take 15 gallons to fill. And thats normally when my gauge is right above the e bar

KahnBB6

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It beats my best figures no contest (~21mpg highway but with considerable luggage last I measured). But that's amazing considering your final drive ratio is still 4.083.

Asha'man

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When I first bought my car in Phoenix, I drove it home to Denver and of course checked mileage. Filled up in Meteor Crater, AZ and then again in Las Vegas, NM, which hand calculated to 27.5mpg. I was doing 80 with the cruise on and the AC for a lot of it. Aerodynamics, weight and a powerful engine not working hard are all good for mileage.

Asha'man

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Lol, looking at it, 27.5 is almost sad compared to my daily driver Jetta TDI, which gets 46mpg mixed driving pretty much all the time. Still, for something as large as the SC, high 20s isn't bad.