Question for Los Angeles based C63C owners:

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Mar 14, 2012 | 03:29 PM
  #1  
Hey guys,

I'm considering ordering a 2013 C63C in June...

95% of my driving is in stop-go LA traffic...

What real life MPG are you getting so far??

I've been driving an 09 Cayman S PDK and although it states 20MPG for city the best I got was 14 MPG for the three years I've had it...

So the published city MPG might seem possible out in the boonies but seem like a pie in the sky for daily city driving in Los Angeles...

Thanks,
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Mar 14, 2012 | 03:37 PM
  #2  
I get around 12mpg in the city.
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Mar 14, 2012 | 03:38 PM
  #3  
You should already know it's gonna be VERY low. What are you expecting?
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Mar 14, 2012 | 04:33 PM
  #4  
I get between 10-12 mpg sitting on the 405 in traffic to and from work.
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Mar 14, 2012 | 04:57 PM
  #5  
6.2L V8. If you are looking for efficiency , look elsewhere.
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Mar 14, 2012 | 07:37 PM
  #6  
I have actually been pretty impressed with mileage improvement you can get by leaving it in comfort setting, and in contrast putting it into manual gives me the mileage I was expecting, but it is hard to not do it to hear that intoxicating sound.
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Mar 14, 2012 | 08:28 PM
  #7  
14 mpg
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Mar 14, 2012 | 08:37 PM
  #8  
Haven't had it very long, but I haven't kept track of the gas mileage, just the smiles

But you do not want to buy a C63 for the gas mileage
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i get around 10-12 mpg in LA traffic
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Mar 15, 2012 | 07:40 PM
  #10  
10-12 MPG before tune, 13-17 after OE Tune. Really made a difference on the highway.
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Mar 15, 2012 | 08:04 PM
  #11  
not in LA but in NYC i reached an all time low last weekend with 7.3! yes that is 7.3 mpg LOL
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Mar 16, 2012 | 12:31 PM
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Quote: 10-12 MPG before tune, 13-17 after OE Tune. Really made a difference on the highway.
That is very interesting that the tune actually improved your MPG....Maybe it's because it frees up the engine more
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Mar 16, 2012 | 12:32 PM
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Quote: not in LA but in NYC i reached an all time low last weekend with 7.3! yes that is 7.3 mpg LOL
Wow, I hear you... NYC would be even worse then LA...
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Mar 17, 2012 | 03:39 AM
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I get about the same as others. 11mpg in the city about 13-14mpg on the highway. Imo I don't think there is a performance car out there that does better mileage than a McLaren MP4-12C at the moment, but that's a completely different category of cars and $ as well.
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