driveslikeagrandma
06-20-2008, 05:05 PM
I have been hypermiling my vette for the last couple months. It is a 2002 Corvette with 42,000 miles. It is an automatic and has medium sized spoiler on the back. My daily drive is a 60 mile round trip from a suburb to a downtown area. It is about 50/50 highway and city.
I have been able to get 33.5 mpg during this commute which involves many stop lights and medium traffic. I shift into neutral down hills with the occasional engine off, try to keep momentum with timing braking at lights, high speed corners in neutral when clear of others, drive in my socks for finer control, draft semis on the highway, and turn the car off at stop lights(timing the lights with turning the car on actually gets my adrenaline pumping). I am also very easy on the gas.
Before I hypermiled i would get 27-29 mpg on the highway and around 18 in the city. My daily commute would be in the low 20's sometimes teens. The engine is very efficient for its size and specs, granted it requires premium. However on the weekends it gets about 13 :). I plan on posting some videos on youtube of my commute and mpg. While I am very pleased with the 33.5mpg. I feel that I could still squeeze a couple more mpg when I perfect my technique.
I have been able to get 33.5 mpg during this commute which involves many stop lights and medium traffic. I shift into neutral down hills with the occasional engine off, try to keep momentum with timing braking at lights, high speed corners in neutral when clear of others, drive in my socks for finer control, draft semis on the highway, and turn the car off at stop lights(timing the lights with turning the car on actually gets my adrenaline pumping). I am also very easy on the gas.
Before I hypermiled i would get 27-29 mpg on the highway and around 18 in the city. My daily commute would be in the low 20's sometimes teens. The engine is very efficient for its size and specs, granted it requires premium. However on the weekends it gets about 13 :). I plan on posting some videos on youtube of my commute and mpg. While I am very pleased with the 33.5mpg. I feel that I could still squeeze a couple more mpg when I perfect my technique.