Ken Streeter asks:
> Thus, a natural question would be what would the approximate mpg
>I could expect to get from various british cars? I seem to recall
>reading somewhere that Spitfires get around 30mpg. Is this right,
>or was the writer out in left field? It would seem to me that the
>best mpg would probably be around 30mpg for Spitfires and Spridgets
>and the TR7(?). I would expect the MGB and TR4 to get more like
>20-25mpg, and probably not a whole lot less from a TR6, although
>probably more like 15-18 from a TR8. Does anybody out there keep
>track of their mpg for their LBC?
Generally, any reasonably intune Triumph or MG should be
getting over 20mpg in general driving. I have driven
and, on occasion kept track of, mileage for all types of
TRs and they all fall into the 22-26mpg range or higher. Folks
I have talked to that own Spitfires indicate higher mpgs,
which (given the smaller car and engine) makes common sense.
Even my TR-8 gets over 20mpg. Now I must mention that my
TR-8 is Fuel Injected which, based on all I've read, should get
better mileage than the carbureted versions. I'm commutting
now with my TR-250 and it gets over 20mpg for a mixture of
back roads driving with some occasional bumper-to-bumper
back-ups at some spots.
> Then again, practially anything would have to be an improvement
>over the 17-18 mpg on the highway from my Ford Maverick! :-)
Per my above comments, any decent TR/MG should beat that
without even trying. My son's TR-7 gets better than 25mpg
on highway (81 Fuel-injected with 5speed). This is a good
point too, the 5 speeds, where 5th is an Overdrive, and any
of the earlier TRs/MGs with an OD transmission should also
do very well on highway MPG.
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