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Chrysler 300M MPG Real World Numbers
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We were averaging 19 mpg over the last 500 miles of mostly in town Minnesota summer driving.
The *best* I ever got at 70 cruise mph no wind no AC no stops was 28, but typical freeway slightly above 70 with AC is closer to 26. Mileage is better around 60mph but to be honest it is hard to drive that slow for long.
We are still very happy with this car, still NO warranty claims in 15 months!! Highest quality of any new vehicle we've ever purchased (mostly GM and Chrysler minivans & Jeep in the past 30 years). I view for the power this beast has, this mileage is very acceptable too.
I'm getting about 10% better mpg in my '05 TL with almost 10% more HP! TL does have a 5speed auto vs. 4 speed in my M.
'13 Jaguar XF, possibly my favorite of all the cars I've owned. But, my '09 Jag XK was a beauty, as was my '05 Acura TL, '88 Acura Integra, '84 Mitsubishi Mirage Turbo & '78 VW Scirocco (my first!). And, of course, the '92 Nissan Sentra SE-R and '95 Saab 900s I bought for the ex... Ok, I like a lot of the cars in my life.
Of course MN and WI are pretty flat except for the climb out of the Mississippi valley by Lacrosse, so most of my 300M miles are on pretty flat terrain. I never go more than 5 mph over the limit (well, I may have a few times passing etc, but usually not). And MN 89 octane gas is a 10-15% ethanol mix, which I am sure there are plenty of opinions and theories around if that is better or worse for the mpg.
Other than that, I don't know why this loaded standard 300M would be much different than a Special with 5 hp more.
PS-We have one spot in SE MN selling 89 at the same price as 87 octane, currently 2.17 before I am sure a July 4 increase. Minneapolis last weekend was at low as 2.07 near the refinery. The lowest I have seen was in late May at 1.87, so every mpg does count !
Anyway, my family just took our longest road trip in 5 years and definitely longest on our 26 mon old 2004 300M w/~23,000 ODO miles going from SE MN to Washington DC via weekend stops each way in Dayton OH. Around 2300 of the miles were 65-75mph freeway miles but the average for all 2600 was exactly 25mpg! We were as high as 26.8 the first day out 10.5 hr & 705 miles to Dayton with a cool tail wind. I was impressed we did as well going over the mountains, which was the only spot I bothered to fill with 89 octane. FYI gas prices in mid May 06 varied between a high of $3.07 in Annapolis to a low of $2.55 in Dayton. The best news is we had no car problems and no accidents despite being caught up in the huge weekend clog on I94 near the WI Dells, unfortunately a trucker lost his life on that one due to getting swiped by a car driving too fast & losing control.
Still loving this 300M!
Otherwise, what an awesome machine.
Upping the mph a bit in MN with hills and higher limits cut it to 25mpg which is what is normal. Around town commuting at 19+. Still not bad for a big car with oomph.
For what it's worth, I just got 27.9 on the same Madison WI to Rochester MN return trip this past Sunday ... 70mph in WI and 75 in MN, minimal use of AC, 4 adults but a -fully- packed trunk. I am very happy with that in this size of vehicle and engine.