WordNet
n. the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned [syn: mileage, fuel consumption rate, gasoline mileage]
Usage examples of "gas mileage".
By the same token, if you increase pressure from 24 to 30 PSI, you'll increase your gas mileage about 3-4 percent (more in some cases) and your tire life maybe 3-6 percent.
The year the auto companies reported their best gas mileage—.
Three weeks later each of those antique buses had been brought fully up to Shorty's and Dorothy's standards with regard to roadworthiness, gas mileage, and emissions cleanliness.
A constant speed is good for gas mileage -- and for some reason that seemed important at the time.
It had been a long, tiring trip from Flagstaff, and Phil had insisted on traveling at night because, by his calculations, the cooler temperatures were kinder on the tires and boosted gas mileage.
Huge placards from the manufacturer advertised the new model, with improved gas mileage, piston jets for a cooler engine and the old-fashioned chain linkage replaced with a state-of-the-art geared transmission.
Not only for its extra carrying capacity, but because the gas mileage should be better.