Official Subaru BRZ 34.3 MPG Highway

[dariendrollinger]

You heard me, 34.3 MPG. I took a trip to Yakima, WA this weekend which was a 363 mile trip. Not only did I make it all the way on a single tank of gas, but I averaged 34.3 MPG. I'm thinking that I probably could have got closer to 34.5 MPG but since I passed the 1000 mile break-in just before my trip I had a little fun. My speedometer now reads 1800 miles, I definitely haven't been light on the driving.

The trip was absolute blast! The driving was so fun I wouldn't trade this car for anything. The only downside was the road noise. It got pretty loud in the vehicle, so loud in fact that it was difficult to hear the radio. I will definitely be installing some sound-dampening material in the door panels. But other than that, this car is amazing! If you are still undecided on whether or not you want to buy the car you gotta be out of your damned mind. I can assure anyone this thing will be one of the funnest cars to drive, whether it be in the city or the highway.

Darien

http://performancebrz.com/

[Longhorn248]

Now that's putting some miles on her! I still have to wait another 2 weeks until my car arrives!

[Doug]

Darien, don't you think muffling the interior resonator pipe would help more with noise than adding dampening to the doors? Or is it more road & tire noise you hear than engine?

I've seen other posts here talking about how to muffle that pipe, though can't remember what the suggestions were.

[Longhorn248]

Darien, don't you think muffling the interior resonator pipe would help more with noise than adding dampening to the doors? Or is it more road & tire noise you hear than engine?

I've seen other posts here talking about how to muffle that pipe, though can't remember what the suggestions were.

Wouldn't removing it and capping any openings solve the problem?

[andycap]

Did you use the MPG display on the instrument panel or did you calculate it based on your odometer and amount of fuel you put back in?

Also do you have a manual or automatic?

[onbooSTi]

^^^ What Andy said!

Transmission and how did you calculate it?

But either way that is very impressive! I am glad everyone is liking the car.