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Old May 18, 2019 | 03:32 AM
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Hi, I'm looking to buy a new IS300awd, 2018 or 2019, I did a lot of reading here and I saw that these cars are not really fuel efficiency,
especially in city, I do mostly highway, maybe 75/25 highway/city, on strictly highway, can these cars able to achieve more then 26mpg at normal speed like 70mph, I say a pic here on this forum someone who achieved 31mpg, I think it's pretty good but I only saw one post on this forum with that kind of mpg

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Old May 18, 2019 | 07:11 AM
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Simple answer is no.
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Old May 18, 2019 | 07:33 AM
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Duber - I have the IS350 and I get on average 8 to 9L/100km on the highway (doing around 110km/h) versus around 10 to 11L/100km when doing a combo of city and country roads.

So if you convert that into MPG, that would be 26-29mpg on the highway at (doing around 65-70mpg) versus around 21-23mpg when doing the combo in town.

Keep in mind that if you are an aggressive driver, those numbers will not be met - I am a 80% reasonable and 20% aggressive.

Hope this helps...I will say that you should be more worried about the tire wear than fuel consumption
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Old May 18, 2019 | 08:12 AM
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Thanks wthrman
I don't know in Ontario, but here in Quebec, the fuel is really pricey, especially the Shell Vpower, this is why I hesitate to buy the IS300awd
and I don't want the 300rwd Turbo, rwd are not the best in snow!
I'm aware about the tires wear
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Old May 18, 2019 | 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by duber3
Thanks wthrman
I don't know in Ontario, but here in Quebec, the fuel is really pricey, especially the Shell Vpower, this is why I hesitate to buy the IS300awd
and I don't want the 300rwd Turbo, rwd are not the best in snow!
I'm aware about the tires wear
thanks!
my 2015 is350 can get a 10L per 100km highway at around 125 km/hr

city more like 12ish,

bumper to bumper stuck in traffic goes up to 14ish

for a 300+ horsepower AWD sport sedan with like a 3800 pound curb weight it’s not to bad.
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Old May 18, 2019 | 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by NickCaesar
my 2015 is350 can get a 10L per 100km highway at around 125 km/hr

city more like 12ish,

bumper to bumper stuck in traffic goes up to 14ish

for a 300+ horsepower AWD sport sedan with like a 3800 pound curb weight it’s not to bad.
I think on paper the fuel economy of the 2015 and the 2019 is the same, but on real, is the 2019 better than the 2015??
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Old May 18, 2019 | 10:07 AM
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I got the 4cyl turbo a d have averaged 29mpg for the last 24k miles, your awd will be worst

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Old May 19, 2019 | 03:32 PM
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I have a 2015 IS350 AWD with RR Tune and Cat-back exhaust and on my monthly trips from MA to PA which is 330 miles i average 27-28 MPG
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Old May 19, 2019 | 09:25 PM
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I get 17 on city and like 24-27 on highway at best.
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Old May 19, 2019 | 09:32 PM
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Best I've ever done is 24mpg when doing 80% Hwy. 14 350 rwd. Usually I'm getting 22
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Old May 20, 2019 | 02:52 PM
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If you want highway, consider a Lexus hybrid. I was bumping over 90 (yes ninety) mpg today on my CT during my commute. gingerly cruisin' on highway, very slight downhill grade. every day i play a little game to see how much mpg i can get on a paticular commute. On a long highway trip though, normally, i realistically can do about 50-53 mpg.

you want vroom vroom its gonna cost you.
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Old May 21, 2019 | 12:00 AM
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I have a Lexus IS300 AWD, 100% city here in Vancouver I get 14L/100km. On the highway I can get it down to low 9s, but I super rarely ever go on highway. My tank lasts about a week daily driving and to fill up is reaching up to almost $100. Most likely not going to keep the car once the lease is up.
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Old May 21, 2019 | 05:43 AM
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Almost $100 to fill up... dammm. Here in Ontario I am filling up with $80 premium and its hurting. Last tank I filled with cannotbementionedfluid to test and I am getting 10.3 L/100km (about 70% highway driving) which I usually do 11.1 on premium.
I usually need to fill up every 4-5 days.
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Old May 21, 2019 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by lexuscanuk
Almost $100 to fill up... dammm. Here in Ontario I am filling up with $80 premium and its hurting. Last tank I filled with cannotbementionedfluid to test and I am getting 10.3 L/100km (about 70% highway driving) which I usually do 11.1 on premium.
I usually need to fill up every 4-5 days.
yeah, my chest clenches every time i step on the gas a bit harder. I can't even drive this car fast without feeling guilty. I had way more "fun" in my IS250. Vancouver city traffic just isn't suitable for this car.
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