997 TT Range

[Sunil]

Hi,

I've read that the real world range on a full tank of petrol for the 997TT is 200 miles. Can anyone verify this? I'm happy with the range on the 997S but I think that 200 miles would become a bit of a chore.

Thoughts?

Sunil

 

[THX911]

If you look at the official Porsche site specs:

C2S
Urban 17.1 l/100 km
Extra-Urban 8.4 1/100 km

Turbo:
Urban 18.8 l/100 km
Extra-urban 9.5 l/100 km

...and since the C4s and Turbos have a fuel capacity of 67litres whereas C2s have 64litres, there must have been a good reason for manufacturing a 3litres bigger fuel tank and not just to stop you from using the Porsche child buggy which does not fit in front of a C4 or a Turbo as the space is smaller (than the 987s and C2s) due to the bigger fuel tank...

Get a 997 GT3 it has a tank capacity of 90litres []

 

[timhum2002]

From my past experience of a 996 C4 I believe the principal reason for the smaller boot is that the FWD gubbins takes up a considerable amount of room. A 3 litre tank capacity increase is negilble in change of size.

Tim
997C2S

 

[THX911]

ORIGINAL: timhum2002

From my past experience of a 996 C4 I believe the principal reason for the smaller boot is that the FWD gubbins takes up a considerable amount of room. A 3 litre tank capacity increase is negilble in change of size.

Tim
997C2S

Explain that to the salesman at OPC West London... I'm sure it is to do with the all wheel drive taking the space so the tank has to be place further forward or something like that...

 

[Guest]

I get a minimum of 275 miles out of each tank.

Once managed 485 miles on a tank though

 

[graham m]

I'll let you know the range in 10 days time[]. I've got just under a 1000 mile drive from the factory to home (plus a small detour[8D]) - it'll be a bit annoying / expensive if i've got to re-fill every 2 hours!
Graham

 

[Guest]

I've heard a rumour that somebody managed to empty their tank in under an hour and half on the Autobahn...

Averaged 150mph and just under 15mpg

 

[pvernham]

485 miles on a tank - were you using the accelerator?


I must admit that at a steady 200-210kph cruise on the autobahn I still got in excess of 250 miles from a tank (or was it kilometres?)

 

[Gordon Attar]

Well 67/18.8l = 356km/8*5 = 223 miles fortunately there was a 90ltr tank option on the 993

 

[Guest]

485 miles on a tank - were you using the accelerator?

It was on a (very) leisurely weekend break to the Isle of Wight during Cowes Week this year... Bristol to Newbury to Beaulieu (Montagu Arms in the New Forest) then on to Lymington the next day. 3 days of gentle driving on the island and then a return journey.

I have since had the Sports Exhaust fitted and am yet to get over 300 miles from a tank!

 

[graham m]

Well just picked my 997TT up from Stuttgart and achieved just under 300 miles on each tank full (approx 60 litre fill ups). Average consumption 22.4 mpg - majority done on Autobahn, Autoroute & M Way. Average speed for the journey 68 mph over 880 miles.
Graham.

 

[YvesD]

Sounds about right.

When I test drove my turbo yesterday it rapidly went from 15 ( hammered by all and sundry ) to 16mpg on a short, traffic clogged and obviously un fuel efficient style of driving ( for me anyway ) in next to no time.

If you cant get an average mpg figure beginning with '20' you have the mechanical sympathy of Atillah the Hun !

Anyway, environmental considerationes to one side ( very important IMO ), should you be blessed enough to be able to afford a £100k motor car, mpg is surely not a high priority ?

Learn to carress the throttle when you are not in attack mode. Easy.

Yves

 

[Sunil]

ORIGINAL: YvesD

If you cant get an average mpg figure beginning with '20' you have the mechanical sympathy of Atillah the Hun !

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Anyway, environmental considerationes to one side ( very important IMO ), should you be blessed enough to be able to afford a £100k motor car, mpg is surely not a high priority ?

It's got nothing to do with the mpg and everything to do with the size of the fuel tank. There's little point in such a fast 'GT' if you have to stop for fuel every 200 miles. I'm reassured that Graham managed to get 300 miles out of a tank. Phew!