I would. I average about 17 mpg with my IS300. Granted that is virtually all city, but still. For a 6 cylinder car with as little power as it has, I consider it dismal. I get the same or slightly better mileage with our SC430.

 

I get 17-19 mixed driving, and up to 26 highway in an LS4...

 

Is your Miata a 5-or 6-speed ? I don't remember. (I'm pretty sure it's not an automatic )

6-speeds, of course, do better on the highway.......the Miata 5-speed's rather short gearing and final-drive ratio make the engine spin up pretty good (and drone) when you are on the Interstate, which, of course, can eat gas.

 

My brothers IS300 only gets about 24 on the highway. Pretty awful for a 5 speed auto 3.0L.

 

Yes...95es 17 city 26 hw...considering it only has 188 hp and is sooo slow

 

combined 20mpg for 300 horsepower?

that's not gas guzzling...that's earth-friendly

 

6 speed stick.

On the Miata, the 6 speed doesn't really do better than the 5 speed as far as I know - I don't know the exact final gear ratio differences, but some have mentioned they wished the 6th gear was taller. My guess is the 6 speed isn't that tall so there's still reasonable pick-up / passing torque.

The available 6 speed auto cruises at lower rpms (6th gear) because of course it can automatically and quickly downshift to give better response.

 

i have an 2005 rx330. according to the cars computer i usually get around 11-13mpg. yesterday i was down to 10.6 mpg.

 

getting 21.5ish for 100% city. Can get around 26.5-27 on highway

 

Next Lexus very likely will be a hybrid. V-8 I love but 16-18 MPG and maybe 23 on the Highway has gotten old.

 

I don't really consider my IS350 as a gas guzzler compared to it's competition.

But when I compare it to 4-cylinder cars, and even other motorcycles, I do cringe when I spend about $50 a week (yeah, that's $2600 a year) on gas. I think it's a gas guzzler, but when compared to a I4 Camry, I'm only spending about $50 a month extra for my IS.

 

Hmm..

28 MPG is not bad for 306 hp V6. I'm happy. I am of the notion that if you can afford a 40k car .. then gas shouldn't hurt ya that bad. I fill my car up every week.

 

the best city I can get from my GS4 is 14.5

 

I can get that 28 if I drive 60MPH in my 99 LS400.

Of course I DONT do that, so I get around 26 on the highway and about 19 in town...on the average.

Not too bad for a V8, so no I dont consider it gas-guzzling

 

^^ Thats about 80 on the I-State for me.. 28mpg.