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Old 07-23-11, 04:35 PM
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What's your average?? 50/50 and around town? I've 14.9 which bothers me quite a bit, city driving, dc area
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I get about 20 on my 330... 25% city and 75% Hwy
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I get 23.5-24.0 mpg on the '06 RX with 93 octane gas (20% city & 80% highway). City driving avg 50 mph, highway avg 75-80 mph.

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2004 RX330 AWD. I've averaged 23mpg over the life of the vehicle. I drive 80/20 highway/city. With 91 octane pure gas (no ethanol) I get as 26-28 MPG on the freeway.
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2008 RX350, 90% city, 10% highway. Getting about 16.7 MPG combined.
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95% in town and that gets me 16-17. This is the best I've ever gotten...

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Originally Posted by Nick318
I get 23.5-24.0 mpg on the '06 RX with 93 octane gas (20% city & 80% highway). City driving avg 50 mpg, highway avg 75-80 mph.
50 MPG city? I want what you have.
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Originally Posted by ac921ol
What's your average?? 50/50 and around town? I've 14.9 which bothers me quite a bit, city driving, dc area
Things to keep in mind that will affect mileage:

Q1. RX330 or RX350? What year?

Q2. FWD or AWD?

Q3. What fuel/octane do you run? 87? 89? 91? 93?

Q4. Tires? Michelin? Goodyear? Bridgestone? Other?

Q5. Is this current with the summer fuel mix or all year long to include the winter fuel mixture?

A person with the earlier 2004 RX330 with AWD, running Bridgestone Alenza tires and 87 octane summer blend fuel would do worse than someone with a newer 2008 RX350 FWD with Michelin tires running 93 winter blend octane. It all adds up.

My experiences with traffic around the DC area, the I-495 loop and the surrounding areas, that it is more stop than go. Your city driving would result in lower MPG than city driving down here in FL.
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Originally Posted by Carver
95% in town and that gets me 16-17. This is the best I've ever gotten...


Thats what I get on the stupid winter blend fuel. I just love how the brainless environmentalist`s make us spend money! The friggin auto`s of today already burn as clean as they can. What the Hell more do they want??

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i am getting about 17.7 mpg (90 city, 10 hwy) i also try not to let the rpm go over 2000.

about 6 weeks ago i switched from 91 octane to 87 to see if there were any differences, only ones being a loss of power. MPG's stayed the same.
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My 2004 240G (Japan model, 2WD) can get 24.7mpg (80 hwy, 20 city) in my last tank. Currently running about 11km/l, that's nearly 26mpg (90 hwy, 10 city). All in hot summer, air conditioning on all the time.
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Originally Posted by RX330inFL
50 MPG city? I want what you have.
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My Wife's 2004 RX330 AWD gets about 18 mpg - mostly city driving.

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For my 2005, per my FuelLog app, average of 20.91mpg with 91-93 octane and 50/50 city/highway driving. I've gotten as high as 28 mpg on an all highway trip being careful to stay around 65 mph. Other stats are:

Avg cost per mile: $.19
Avg miles per US$: 5.41
Avg fuel cost per gallon: $3.89
Avg fuel cost per fill up: $52.61
Worst fuel consumption: 19.52mpg
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I managed to get approx 21.4 mpg, A/C always on, 50/50 city/highway, 93 Octane.
I tried to start and stop smoothly as much as possible.
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