averaged 21 mpg on my last two fill up's riding on 20" wheels!
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averaged 21 mpg on my last two fill up's riding on 20" wheels!
I've changed my driving habits in two ways as recommended by my lexus ls430 owners manual!
1- don't push the gas pedal abruptly from a full stop, let the wheels roll a bit then give the gas a gradual and easy push.
2- time the stops and red lights, ease off on gas pedal and let inertial play it's role as much as possible!!
1- don't push the gas pedal abruptly from a full stop, let the wheels roll a bit then give the gas a gradual and easy push.
2- time the stops and red lights, ease off on gas pedal and let inertial play it's role as much as possible!!
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I've changed my driving habits in two ways as recommended by my lexus ls430 owners manual!
1- don't push the gas pedal abruptly from a full stop, let the wheels roll a bit then give the gas a gradual and easy push.
2- time the stops and red lights, ease off on gas pedal and let inertial play it's role as much as possible!!
1- don't push the gas pedal abruptly from a full stop, let the wheels roll a bit then give the gas a gradual and easy push.
2- time the stops and red lights, ease off on gas pedal and let inertial play it's role as much as possible!!
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I'd have to agree, these cars are amazing!! just damn straight reliable luxury cruiser sedans!
Nice! My trip computer (which I've cross-checked with a manual calculation on a few tanks full and found to be dead-on accurate) hasn't been reset for a couple thousand miles now. It says 21.9 avg. mpg. That's on large 19" wheels/tires. I think it did a mile or two better on the stock 17's. These cars are pretty amazing in terms of fuel mileage. Well, in terms of just about everything else, too.
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You're probably asking the OP, but for me, it's a mix with the "highway" portion being 55 MPH roads where I can drive a decent bit at 55-60 mph, which is great for mileage. Some city driving, stopping for the occasional red light or turn, but no creeping along in heavy, slow traffic. IIRC, the average speed was ~38 MPH.
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Wow! great MPG's for 20"s. Currently I'm getting 22.3 mixed hwy/city on 16's with very conservative driving and neutral rolling on downhill freeway driving. Hawaii's hwy spped limit is 55 in most places and I drive within +5 mph within that because of too many speed traps set up night and day. If I can squeeze out 21 MPG's on 19"s I'll be okay with that.
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Why are we specifying size of our wheels to mpg? Are we assuming that larger wheels are heavier, therefor get less mpg? I get about 17 to 18mpg via mix city and freeway (though most freeways here are stop and go during rush hour). No real difference between my 20's during summer or 17" stock during winter. Average aggressiveness driving, I've tried grandpa style but that only gains me about 2mpg more so I drive how I like like
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Why are we specifying size of our wheels to mpg? Are we assuming that larger wheels are heavier, therefor get less mpg? I get about 17 to 18mpg via mix city and freeway (though most freeways here are stop and go during rush hour). No real difference between my 20's during summer or 17" stock during winter. Average aggressiveness driving, I've tried grandpa style but that only gains me about 2mpg more so I drive how I like like
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