A question about mileage
09-15-15, 03:54 AM
#18
I was in Vegas last month and we drove home to LA just after midnight. Cruise control set at 76 miles per hour on Eco mode and did not touch the brakes until we reached Food Inspection at Yermo so that's about 130-135 miles. My average for that 135 miles was about only 26-27 miles per gallon. I was hoping I'd go over 30 mpg. My average: 70% city and 30% freeway is only about 17 mpg.
09-15-15, 06:07 AM
#20
Good point. My tire pressure is set at 37psi.
When I first got my 15 GS, I was driving it like an old lady. There seemed to be dead spots while accelerating in normal mode when driving with a light foot. I would use the Eco mode a lot in rush hour traffic.
I was about to take my car in to find out why the hesitation in the Normal mode, but decided to switch gas brands first. Made a huge difference in the way the car drove. Now, I only buy gas from those on the top tier list (http://www.toptiergas.com/).
I have no problem on the highway getting rated (19 city/29 highway/23 combined) mpg, but city driving takes a lot of effort to get those results. Not worth the effort to me, so I switched my display so that I don't see the fuel economy anymore!
When I first got my 15 GS, I was driving it like an old lady. There seemed to be dead spots while accelerating in normal mode when driving with a light foot. I would use the Eco mode a lot in rush hour traffic.
I was about to take my car in to find out why the hesitation in the Normal mode, but decided to switch gas brands first. Made a huge difference in the way the car drove. Now, I only buy gas from those on the top tier list (http://www.toptiergas.com/).
I have no problem on the highway getting rated (19 city/29 highway/23 combined) mpg, but city driving takes a lot of effort to get those results. Not worth the effort to me, so I switched my display so that I don't see the fuel economy anymore!
09-15-15, 07:06 AM
#22
Pole Position
I manage to get 389 miles out of my tank of gas. I dont recall what the car thought i was going to get. I never chevked that. I'll get pics for you next time I'm about to fill up. No BS here.
09-15-15, 07:24 AM
#23
Driver School Candidate
429 miles on my last tank, took 16.5 gallons to fill it (I top it off every time) = 26 mpg. 240 of those miles were hwy.
I pulled into the gas station with zero miles on the range screen once and put in 16.5 gallons (topped off). From that I guess you have a gallon reserve when the range goes to zero.
I pulled into the gas station with zero miles on the range screen once and put in 16.5 gallons (topped off). From that I guess you have a gallon reserve when the range goes to zero.
10-14-15, 08:56 PM
#27
Pole Position
10-15-15, 12:05 PM
#29
Can anyone verify if in fact we have a 17.2 gallon tank?
The wife's 2011 V6 Durango gets 16 in the city and 22 on the highway (on a good day, bad day highway is 19). That highway # is 100% highway. That thing would never get 18.5 in the city (and it's slow as hell).
10-15-15, 03:26 PM
#30
I do about 70% Hwy & 30% City and I usually average 20 to 21 mpg. I always drive in normal mode and haven't really messed around with the ECO Mode yet. Does the Eco mode really make a big difference?