Gen 2 Long Island Expressway economy run

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BigJay718

Discussion Starter · May 20, 2017

Living in Queens, I don't often see great fuel mileage. I had the opportunity to see what my 17 LT manual RS hatch could do on an economy run. Car has 2500 miles and I have installed an AEM cold air intake and Flowmaster axleback.Topped off in Brookhaven, cleared my trip odo and set off towards the expressway. Driving between 60-70mph I was able to average 50mpg by the time I was pulling into park. Super impressive!!!

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Corny

· #2 · May 22, 2017

Must be the diesel for that kind of mpg.

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jblackburn

· #3 · May 22, 2017

That is dang impressive for the new 1.4!

Sometimes I wish the huge 18" wheels and grippy tires didn't decimate fuel economy. And it seems that hills and probably my right foot bring fuel economy down on this motor more easily than my old 1.4. I think I probably end up driving more aggressively with the automatic, though. When driven gently on CC around 65-72 MPH, it seems to get into the 40's quite easily.

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sparkman

· #4 · May 22, 2017

Have you got a chance to drive your hatch in the snow? I'm curious how the new "pizza cutter" wheels will do.

That is some seriously good MPG though.

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Btoeps74

· #5 · May 23, 2017

Corny said:
Must be the diesel for that kind of mpg.

The hatch diesel won't be until 2018.He said his s the '17.

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BigJay718

Discussion Starter · #6 · May 23, 2017

sparkman said:
Have you got a chance to drive your hatch in the snow? I'm curious how the new "pizza cutter" wheels will do.

That is some seriously good MPG though.

No, I only drove the first gen in the snow, I'm not sure how this one will do.

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jblackburn

· #7 · May 24, 2017

BigJay718 said:
No, I only drove the first gen in the snow, I'm not sure how this one will do.

Heard from a few that the Hankooks are awful if you don't have a dedicated set of winters. Same goes for my Michelins.

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BigJay718

Discussion Starter · #8 · May 24, 2017

jblackburn said:
BigJay718 said:

No, I only drove the first gen in the snow, I'm not sure how this one will do.

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Heard from a few that the Hankooks are awful if you don't have a dedicated set of winters. Same goes for my Michelins.

Good to know. I was looking at getting some 17"s I'll likely wrap the 16s with blizzaks for the winter.

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gened4288

· #9 · Feb 12, 2018

As an ex-Long Islander, I've never associated the Long Island Expressway with fuel economy! I guess you did this on a weekend!

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2015LT2

· #10 · Feb 12, 2018

gened4288 said:
As an ex-Long Islander, I've never associated the Long Island Expressway with fuel economy! I guess you did this on a weekend!

I understand what you mean. Crawling along in the afternoon rush, going east.

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BU54

· #11 · Feb 12, 2018

Ahh Brookhaven, my father used to work at Brookhaven National Lab back in the 60s.
Thanks for the good memories. I love the seafood on L.I.

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BigJay718

Discussion Starter · #12 · Mar 1, 2018

hella late reporting in, but the hankooks did just fine in the snow. left a bit to be desired when stopping, but i drove all over NYC and LI in the terrible crap the past couple months and i never got stuck or crashed. I'll call that a win. do want some winter tires tho.

sparkman said:
Have you got a chance to drive your hatch in the snow? I'm curious how the new "pizza cutter" wheels will do.

That is some seriously good MPG though.

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