How much does full tank cost and how many KM do you get per tank?
#1
Driver
Thread Starter
How much does full tank cost and how many KM do you get per tank?
ES owner here thinking of moving to LS.. want to know gas details..
-how much does it cost you to fill your tank?
-how many KM/miles do you get per tank?
-what is your model and year ?
-how much does it cost you to fill your tank?
-how many KM/miles do you get per tank?
-what is your model and year ?
Last edited by Lexus081; 11-13-15 at 10:08 AM.
#2
In the US (WA) here...
Premium gas at my location is about $3.10, and my average fill is about 18 gallons, so that's about $56 US a tank. In mixed driving I'm getting around 22 mpg, for just short of 400 miles (or about 635 km) per tank. That's with a gentle right foot and the mileage can drop quickly if I drive aggressively.
Sounds from both your price and your distance like you still have a lot left in the tank when you fill up.
Premium gas at my location is about $3.10, and my average fill is about 18 gallons, so that's about $56 US a tank. In mixed driving I'm getting around 22 mpg, for just short of 400 miles (or about 635 km) per tank. That's with a gentle right foot and the mileage can drop quickly if I drive aggressively.
Sounds from both your price and your distance like you still have a lot left in the tank when you fill up.
#3
Driver
Thread Starter
In the US (WA) here...
Premium gas at my location is about $3.10, and my average fill is about 18 gallons, so that's about $56 US a tank. In mixed driving I'm getting around 22 mpg, for just short of 400 miles (or about 635 km) per tank. That's with a gentle right foot and the mileage can drop quickly if I drive aggressively.
Sounds from both your price and your distance like you still have a lot left in the tank when you fill up.
Premium gas at my location is about $3.10, and my average fill is about 18 gallons, so that's about $56 US a tank. In mixed driving I'm getting around 22 mpg, for just short of 400 miles (or about 635 km) per tank. That's with a gentle right foot and the mileage can drop quickly if I drive aggressively.
Sounds from both your price and your distance like you still have a lot left in the tank when you fill up.
but anyways on topic--
i had 18 KM range left in my tank a few days ago, and fill up was $60 Canadian ...
wow thats not bad what you get, so for $75 CAD you're getting 635KM per tank? wtf thats much more than me and i dont' drive aggressive
#4
Lexus Fanatic
premium gas is a complete scam, see CBC 15 min quick documentary on it; Premium gas vs. regular: What's really better for your car? (CBC Marketplace) - YouTube
but anyways on topic--
i had 18 KM range left in my tank a few days ago, and fill up was $60 Canadian ...
wow thats not bad what you get, so for $75 CAD you're getting 635KM per tank? wtf thats much more than me and i dont' drive aggressive
but anyways on topic--
i had 18 KM range left in my tank a few days ago, and fill up was $60 Canadian ...
wow thats not bad what you get, so for $75 CAD you're getting 635KM per tank? wtf thats much more than me and i dont' drive aggressive
#5
Lexus Test Driver
NW Indiana, about 30 minutes outside of the heart of Chicago/Lake Michigan...
Premium just dropped to $2.80 this morning.
I already had a good bit less than 1/4 tank and if I recall, I pumped about right under 17 gallons.
I average about 19mpg, mixed driving mileage-wise as well as generally gentle driving, but sometimes a bit more aggressive on my abbreviated daily expressway stretches.
My screen upon fill up usually reads 413-417 mile range.
Premium just dropped to $2.80 this morning.
I already had a good bit less than 1/4 tank and if I recall, I pumped about right under 17 gallons.
I average about 19mpg, mixed driving mileage-wise as well as generally gentle driving, but sometimes a bit more aggressive on my abbreviated daily expressway stretches.
My screen upon fill up usually reads 413-417 mile range.
#6
Not for cars that are designed around it, which include the LS. The difference between premium and regular is that premium is more resistant to detonation. If you fill a LS with regular, there will be occasional minor detonation, which the engine computer will compensate for by retarding timing. At best, this robs you of a bit of power. At worst, the detonation puts additional strain on your engine and shortens engine life.
Premium is often marketed as though it solves all the world's car problems, which is obviously wrong. But it does allow carmakers to use slightly higher compression and/or more advanced timing for a bit more power.
Premium is often marketed as though it solves all the world's car problems, which is obviously wrong. But it does allow carmakers to use slightly higher compression and/or more advanced timing for a bit more power.
#7
Not for cars that are designed around it, which include the LS. The difference between premium and regular is that premium is more resistant to detonation. If you fill a LS with regular, there will be occasional minor detonation, which the engine computer will compensate for by retarding timing. At best, this robs you of a bit of power. At worst, the detonation puts additional strain on your engine and shortens engine life.
Premium is often marketed as though it solves all the world's car problems, which is obviously wrong. But it does allow carmakers to use slightly higher compression and/or more advanced timing for a bit more power.
Premium is often marketed as though it solves all the world's car problems, which is obviously wrong. But it does allow carmakers to use slightly higher compression and/or more advanced timing for a bit more power.
The problem is making blanket statements like this one.
"premium gas is a complete scam"
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#8
Lexus Fanatic
Yeah, there are people here who are confusing using premium gas in a vehicle that doesn't require it and veicles that specifically REQUIRE it, based on the manufacturer's recommendation. There is also a fallacy that all premium fuels have more additives, although there are some premiums that do (and/or have no ethanol). Shell V Power Nitro Plus, is a good example of higher additive packages.
However, I'm still of the opinion that 87 or 89 octane will be compensated adequately by the knock sensors within the LS,, and I would use it if the savings were significant enough. Here in my neck o'the woods, it's not.
However, I'm still of the opinion that 87 or 89 octane will be compensated adequately by the knock sensors within the LS,, and I would use it if the savings were significant enough. Here in my neck o'the woods, it's not.
Last edited by roadfrog; 11-13-15 at 09:35 AM.
#9
Yeah, there are people here who are confusing using premium gas in a vehicle that doesn't require it and veicles that specifically REQUIRE it, based on the manufacturer's recommendation. There is also a fallacy that all premium fuels have more additives, although there are some premiums that do (and/or have no ethanol). Shell V Power Nitro Plus, is a good example of higher additive packages.
However, I'm still of the opinion that 87 or 89 octane will be compensated adequately by the knock sensors within the LS,, and I would use it if the savings were significant enough. Here in my neck o'the woods, it's not.
However, I'm still of the opinion that 87 or 89 octane will be compensated adequately by the knock sensors within the LS,, and I would use it if the savings were significant enough. Here in my neck o'the woods, it's not.
Last edited by Devh; 11-13-15 at 10:20 AM.
#10
Driver
Thread Starter
NW Indiana, about 30 minutes outside of the heart of Chicago/Lake Michigan...
Premium just dropped to $2.80 this morning.
I already had a good bit less than 1/4 tank and if I recall, I pumped about right under 17 gallons.
I average about 19mpg, mixed driving mileage-wise as well as generally gentle driving, but sometimes a bit more aggressive on my abbreviated daily expressway stretches.
My screen upon fill up usually reads 413-417 mile range.
Premium just dropped to $2.80 this morning.
I already had a good bit less than 1/4 tank and if I recall, I pumped about right under 17 gallons.
I average about 19mpg, mixed driving mileage-wise as well as generally gentle driving, but sometimes a bit more aggressive on my abbreviated daily expressway stretches.
My screen upon fill up usually reads 413-417 mile range.
is hybrid model even better?
#11
There might be an economy benefit primarily for city drivers but that's about it.
Last edited by Devh; 11-13-15 at 10:21 AM.
#12
Driver
Thread Starter
#13
I don't have an IS but if you mean LS RWD non hybrid I get about 19MPG combined.
The hybrid gets around 20MPG combined. The hybrid is more efficient as far as it's drive train but it is offset by the overall weight of the car. Hybrid does not always equate economy as it can also add to the performance of the car even in race cars.
The hybrid gets around 20MPG combined. The hybrid is more efficient as far as it's drive train but it is offset by the overall weight of the car. Hybrid does not always equate economy as it can also add to the performance of the car even in race cars.
#14
I thought the same until I started researching used Acura Legends. Long story short, in those cars there is a chronic head gasket issue whose root cause is an EGR system issue, but even minor detonation (small enough to be compensated for by the computer) can accelerate the failure. Learning that made me think again about allowing more minor detonation than necessary.
#15
Lexus Test Driver
I had initially stated that I had a good bit less than a 1/4 tank of fuel in the tank before I topped off.
I guess if you'd like to be near exact, I pumped ~16.785 gallons this morning, with ~5.41 gallons already in the tank.
If I was dry, the total would have been ~$62 (+/-), and that figure prompts my display to read 413-417 mi/tank.
I've also read that the reading on the screen is or "can be" off by about 2 mi/tank, on the take side.