# Is this decent gas efficiency for my car?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-decent-gas-efficiency-for-my-car/256641
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [July 24, 2004, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-decent-gas-efficiency-for-my-car/256641 "2004-07-24T03:28:33Z")
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### Author: ![Teelo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Teelo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teelo)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2004, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-decent-gas-efficiency-for-my-car/256641/1 "2004-07-24T03:28:33Z")

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If I had a full tank, and drove till it died, I could likely crack the 500km mark. A full tank has a little over 45 litres.  
Is that good or bad?

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### Author: ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2004, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-decent-gas-efficiency-for-my-car/256641/2 "2004-07-24T03:57:44Z")

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26 mpg can be either good or bad, depending on the car. If it’s a Suzuki Swift, there’s something wrong with it because it’s getting only about 60% of its EPA rating. If it’s an enormous Dodge pickup, then you need to tell Dodge what you’ve done to it.

So, what kind of car? Mixed driving, or mostly highway or city? Stick or automatic? With the air on or off? Details, please.

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### Author: ![Dog80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2004, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-decent-gas-efficiency-for-my-car/256641/3 "2004-07-24T10:06:06Z")

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That’s very good. My car (Hyundai Santa Fe 2.7L auto) won’t do more than 350km at a full tank (50 liters)

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### Author: ![Teelo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Teelo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teelo)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-decent-gas-efficiency-for-my-car/256641/4 "2004-07-24T18:39:47Z")

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Oops… :smack:

It’s a 92 Ford Taurus, Automatic and for this run I had the a\c on for about 5-10 minutes. Not long at all considering.  
It has lately been lots of highway driving, but there have been a fair share of city as well.