Okay, this may seem like a silly topic for WRX discussion, but hey. I'm sure not all of us want to burn rubber all the time... especially in a downtown setting ... well, okay... most of the time...

ANYways, I was wondering how one could save gas on a WRX. Like... where does one ideally shift? I was thinking it'd be before the turbo kicked in, but some say that it's at about 3000rpm, when the turbo starts to spool up.

Just curious, is all.

 

Turbo starts spooling up around 2800rpm but you wont feel the kick till 3000 under normal acceleration. If you want to avoid using it, upshift between 2500 and 2800rpm.

Bonkers.

 

Here's another question but on the same topic. When coasting, does it save more gas to be in neutral, or in gear?

 

Learn not to mash on the gas if you bog down the car, or in a high gear going slow. Time and a lot of self-restraint will go into not going lightspeed all the time. Cheers

WRX Rush

 

Best way to save gas is to not go anywhere.

 

the brochure reads 11.7/8.3L per 100km (or something like that) for city/highway mileage.
is this necessarily true? or is this only when you granny drive it?

 

If you want to get really good highway mileage go 65 on the freeway (Speed limit here in Cali) I average 27-28 mpg going 65. I usually get 22-23mpg when I am in the high 70s low 80s.

 

27-28mpg sounds pretty respectable. most highway speeds I go about 65 tops anyways.

70-80mph will get the red and blue lights going here (in Vancouver, Canada), unless you take the more open highways, but I usually don't drive those... yet

how about city driving? the main issue would be turbo lag, right?

 

1st idea: buy a Honda or Toyota. 2nd idea: remove the turbo. 3rd idea: screw mpg, floor it all the time!!!

 

I am always amazed at those who claim 27-28 mpg. I get around 20-22 on the freeway! The absolute best I ever got was with the cruise set at 65, which yielded just under 24 mpg.
I'm good with it, though. I can take the train to work or ride my motorcycle - 45 mpg and runs the quarter in the mid 12's.

 

i know its for a six speed- in my sti i still get 19-21
and the wagon i get 20-23

 

I get 19 mpg with 95% highway driving.