USA Petrol/Gas Prices

Kalpsn2000 · 6 Feb 2008 at 12:36

Yo Guys

Anyone have any ideas on the current petrol/gas prices in the US?

Planning on going to Florida and hiring a car to drive from Miami to Orlando :cool:

and wondering what it would cost me in petol.

I have looked online but can make out the unit the below site uses :confused:

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http://www.automotive.com/gas-prices/33/florida/miami-dade/miami/index.html

Thanks guys.

gumbald · 6 Feb 2008 at 12:37

Would think that to be per gallon.

Muffin` · 6 Feb 2008 at 12:38

It's a US Gallon, so convert US Gallon on Google to Litre and then convert the exchange rate.

Muffin` · 6 Feb 2008 at 12:40

Fuel Efficient Cars From Dodge

Get Pricing
2007 Dodge Caliber
MSRP: $13,425 Internet Free Price Quote
Fuel Economy City:28 / Hwy:32
Engine(s): 148hp 1.8 L I4

Come long way, they must.

Kalpsn2000 · 6 Feb 2008 at 12:49

Oh yes I see.

Thanks guys

[TW]Fox · 6 Feb 2008 at 12:52

Muffin` said:
Fuel Efficient Cars From Dodge

Get Pricing
2007 Dodge Caliber
MSRP: $13,425 Internet Free Price Quote
Fuel Economy City:28 / Hwy:32
Engine(s): 148hp 1.8 L I4

Come long way, they must.

Thats well over 30mpg Imperial around town from a 150bhp petrol engine. What part of that is unacceptable?

randal · 6 Feb 2008 at 12:52

238 miles at $2.94 a gallon around the Miami area from doing a quick Google, 32mpg in that Dodge according to Muffin`

Muffin` · 6 Feb 2008 at 12:58

[TW]Fox;11048450 said:
Thats well over 30mpg Imperial around town from a 150bhp petrol engine. What part of that is unacceptable?

How did you calculate that?

Baz · 6 Feb 2008 at 13:43

US Gallons are smaller than ours

US Gallon = 3.785 litres
UK Gallon = 4.54 litres

Therefore a 30mpg car in the US is 35mpg in the UK.

Clipsey · 6 Feb 2008 at 13:58

It usually does vary daily over here. It was $2.70 last week, then up to $3.10 at the weekend and now it's currently at $2.94 here.

Tefal · 6 Feb 2008 at 14:01

why is it American cars always have massive engines etc yet never have a high horsepower compared to smaller European/UK engines? :confused:

*please note i know little about cars.

Muffin` · 6 Feb 2008 at 14:01

Baz said:
US Gallons are smaller than ours

US Gallon = 3.785 litres
UK Gallon = 4.54 litres

Therefore a 30mpg car in the US is 35mpg in the UK.

I was just curious if he had miscalculated, and I'm not sure what he is trying to get at.

It's not an exceptional figure for the Motorway.

rpstewart · 6 Feb 2008 at 14:19

Tefal said:
why is it American cars always have massive engines etc yet never have a high horsepower compared to smaller European/UK engines?

Petrol's cheap so efficiency wasn't an important factor in the design. Couple that to a desire for comfort and low cost over performance and a big unstressed engine makes a lot of sense.

Muffin` said:
It's not an exceptional figure for the Motorway.

I've seen garden sheds with better aerodynamics than a Caliber!

[TW]Fox · 6 Feb 2008 at 14:22

Muffin` said:
I was just curious if he had miscalculated, and I'm not sure what he is trying to get at.

It returns more than 32 imperial miles to the gallon around town. It has a petrol engine and 150bhp. This is good fuel economy. This is infact suprisingly good fuel economy. Your avergae 2 litre car here won't do that.

It's obvious what I was trying to get at. You criticise the car for its ineffiency when in reality, it is pretty efficient.

It's not an exceptional figure for the Motorway.

Works out to be around 37mpg - again, hardly shappy for a 150bhp car of that size and shape?

Clipsey · 6 Feb 2008 at 14:26

It's what the car industry is totally leaning on over here at the moment. It is all about mpg, what with the gas prices rising to be claimed as 'expensive'.

Which I can only see as a good thing!