Canesguy

6 1/2 mos. of ownership, and with 7000 mi. on the car, with the last tankful I got 42.25 actual mpg.

This is with utilizing 100% sport mode, 50:50 city/highway and a/c going 50% of the time.

Compared to 48-53 mpg with my CT, not too shabby....

Hoovey689

iTrader: (16)

You've had hybrids for 8 years so you're accustomed to them yes but the lack of having a dedicated Sport mode is the reason you have no practical use until now.

Sharper throttle response and Sharper ESP make the car safer to merge. better control and steering feel for manuevering.

No one said you have to leave the car in Sport all the time, but Driver Mode Select gives you more control and more facets, moreso than you've ever had to date.

atoyota

wow.ok. thanks for stopping by.

Arty101

Almost like you had a "Shark" sighting, eh?

Arty101

Oh, you can still get the Tach dial with Eco or Normal mode with your customized dash setting. You don't need to have it in Sport, but it's much easier to change the display with the mode dial.

shotofwine

pretty much sport mode all the time, wish it would just stay in sport mode when you turn the ignition off instead of going in normal mode

ElliotB

The mode does not determine your fuel economy. You can get excellent FE using Sport Mode and poor FE with Eco Mode.

Hoovey689

iTrader: (16)

Of course. It's all relative to how heavy your foot is

jachim1

[QUOTE=CodemanGS;8493791]98% of the time, I am in 'Normal'. The computer does just fine, here in the 'A-Z'. With such flat terrain, this works well. learned this from driving a Prius, for four years. I average 45 - 47 MPG 95% of the time. REALLY love the ES300h.[/

Really 45-47mpg??? Are you going down hill all times?or actually pushing the car yourself or just driving like old lady from full stop to 40mph takes you 2minutes cause myes300h in nyc traffic average 27mpg and when i drive like old lady hardly gets to34mpg but then im slowing whole traffic behind me and everyone is honking on me

jachim1

I get terrible economy in eco mode around 27mpg if i drive to aggressive, my best economy is on standard mode around 30mpg and 35mpg if i drive like old lady

jachim1

Thank God im not alone in around 30mpg club i guess everyone else is on retirement plan watching fuel economy display making sure bar won't go down below 40mpg

LexBob2

With any luck you'll be old some day and then maybe your mileage will increase.

Arty101

With a little practice, maybe he can improve his mileage even at a young age without driving like a granny.

mrBillFL

I commute on I95 every day, HOV lane pretty fast.... getting 37-38's if I keep my foot out of it. 'most of the time' but I'm sure I could get in the 40's if I drove differently.

Stop and go traffic is the worse.
But long distances (1 mile)at 40-70 mph and you be able to get in the high 30's. the key is feathering the peddle at cruising altitude!

Ellicottva

My first tank of gas, I mostly drove Eco while experimenting with normal and sport modes rarely. I just refilled when the fuel indicator lit up, and I had driven 564 miles and filled it up to full with 13.98Gallons of premium fuel. I suppose that averages out to just over 40 MPG. I hope to do better as I get used to driving a hybrid...any tips to improve mileage are welcome.