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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 10:35 AM
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My car is black, and I'm getting 37mpg. Admittedly, it's mostly highway driving and using cruise control. That, and it's a GS450h.
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 07:52 PM
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Update... my car just hit 1,500 miles and I got 25 mpg in highway driving today. I was thrilled!
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Old Jul 1, 2012 | 08:47 AM
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It's all about how you drive.... I typically get 25 mpg, but it can change dramatically depending on how I drive. Best tank was 32 mpg, worst tank was 17mpg. I used to leave ECO on all the time, but after getting a "feel" for the motor I leave it off now.
Yes, 90% of my driving is highway. But with 4,000 miles on the car the mileage is about what I expected.
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Old Jul 1, 2012 | 06:09 PM
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My update:

I do mostly city driving (weekday commutes) and am generally trending towards 15-17mpg depending on what I do on the weekends.

I drove on the highway today for an hour and kept it at 60mph (100km/hr) and got just over 26mpg! One thing to note is that my last 3 tanks, I've put in 94 octane. I'm going to keep using 94 octane for a little while and then switch back to 91 to see if there is a noticeable difference in mpg. On a related note, my 2001 IS300 was significantly smoother with 94 over 91. No noticeable difference so far with the GS350.

With regular highway driving (120km/h) I get about 22-23 mpg.

And if it's not clear by the numbers above, I don't have the hybrid .
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Old Jul 1, 2012 | 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by nantang
My car is black, and I'm getting 37mpg. Admittedly, it's mostly highway driving and using cruise control. That, and it's a GS450h.
Imagine the mileage you would get if your car were white!
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Old Jul 1, 2012 | 06:15 PM
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I updated the fuel consumption screen the other day and it came back with 99.9mpg at one point. I leave it up on the screen to show people that get into my car.

Maybe a little glitch?
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Old Jul 1, 2012 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Vasili
I updated the fuel consumption screen the other day and it came back with 99.9mpg at one point. I leave it up on the screen to show people that get into my car.

Maybe a little glitch?
A Little glitch?

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Old Jul 2, 2012 | 04:24 AM
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Originally Posted by ECL
A Little glitch?
Not sure how it came up with this...
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Old Jul 2, 2012 | 04:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Vasili
Not sure how it came up with this...
It is possible to get this to come up on a hybrid, if you fill up and then more the car in electric mode a few metres it will show 99.9 mpg
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Old Jul 2, 2012 | 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris8152
It is possible to get this to come up on a hybrid, if you fill up and then more the car in electric mode a few metres it will show 99.9 mpg
How about rolling down a steep hill in the 350 with the engine off?
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Old Jul 2, 2012 | 04:55 PM
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I am at 1250 miles and I am averaging about 21 - 22.5 per gallon on mix driving. My real test will this weekend drive up to Santa Fe, NM. I am hoping to see that 28 MPG as advertized on Highway driving.


Back from Santa Fe, NM and I averaged about 26.7 MPG
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Old Jul 2, 2012 | 06:58 PM
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Yes, I can also get "99.9 mpg." Usually it's right after getting gas, though it'll also show it as the at-that-moment mileage when in EV mode, either coasting or just running on electric power. The mileage computer tops out there and doesn't calculate triple-digits. Technically, I'm still expending energy, so I know I'm not really getting infinite miles per gallon when using battery power. However, there is a nice feeling when braking down a steep hill or even when coasting of temporarily going from power user to power generator.
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Old Jul 3, 2012 | 12:06 AM
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I've averaged 23-24 mpg mixed city and highway. The best i've observed for straight hiway has been 28, and the lowest has been 19 in all city.
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Old Jul 3, 2012 | 05:29 AM
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How are you guys getting 27 and 28? What speed are you at? Here in Ontario, general highway speed limits are 100km/hr (60mph). I cruised right at that limit and got 26.3 mpg. If I go my normal speed of 120, it drops to 25 mpg. I don't want to go under the speed limit .

Oh, also note that I had two dogs, my son, and wife in the car. Total weight of all of them and me is about 400 lbs.
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Old Jul 3, 2012 | 06:07 AM
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What are these figures in KILOMETERS PER LITER???
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