>>I drive a car that gets ~38 MPG, it’s also heavy... and 30 years old.
Very interesting!! Is that an estimate or actual combined mileage? What is the engine displacement? Is it normally aspirated? To drag that huge hunk of steel around with mileage figures like that, you must drive very, very slow.
My 23 mpg car actually gets 28, if I drive it right. But I paid good money for 306 hp, so I use it—often! :-)
Actual mileage, about Albuquerque to Las Cruces.
What is the engine displacement?
IIRC it's a retrofit of GM's standard 350 engine. (link)
Is it normally aspirated?
Yes. To drag that huge hunk of steel around with mileage figures like that, you must drive very, very slow.
Though I do try to keep it under 75 due to some overheating problems (I have a busted overflow tank I need to fix).
My 23 mpg car actually gets 28, if I drive it right. But I paid good money for 306 hp, so I use it—often! :-)
True, you can get a lot of difference in the style of how you drive.