A common opinion about American cars is that we are fuel-hungry. Here are some experimental facts for myself. The figures indicate fuel grade and distance actually driven on 50 litres of fuel (i.e. between filling up).
95: 320 miles (515 km, 9.7 l/100 km)
98: 354 miles (570 km, 8.8 l/100 km)
Both figures were achieved in summer with outside temperatures around 20C and include a lot of highway driving on cruise control at speeds around 100 km/h (60 mph) between Estonian cities (Tallinn-Narva, Tallinn-Pärnu).
I have a 3.1 litre 6-cylinder engine and automatic transmission.
On August 19, 2010 the price of 95 grade gas at Statoil was 17.50 EEK/l ($1.43 per liter) and 98 was 18 EEK/l. Filling up my tank costs about 900 EEK ($74). It looks like it's better to use the 98-grade, considering the extra mileage vs. very small difference in grade prices.
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