Sat, 29 Mar 2003 14:17:56 -0500, nonopsamo suggested: : I have a 2002 9-5 Wagon (4-cylinder, 2.3t, automatic, about 5,000 miles) that gets about 19mpg in town (mostly short trips), but on : the highway gets upper 20's. On long trips, I have even seen 28+mpg. : : This behavior seems odd to me; I was expecting to see low 20's in town. Why is there such a huge discrepancy between city and : highway? I frequently reset the trip computer in order to get a more accurate calculation. I never drive in Sport mode, and was : wondering if that made a difference. (Would I get better mileage in Sport mode?) : : I did see a graph in the owner's manual that showed increased fuel consumption at low temperatures, but being in the mid-south, I : did not think that was much of an issue. If you take a lot of *short* trips this behavior is typical. The engine really needs to warm up before you get decent consumption. -- agreenbu Return to Main Index
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