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Terrible MPG LS 500: 15MPG???

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Old 11-15-19, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by rmbrewer
I know my climate settings don't stay. I have to turn Concierge back on each time, and S-Flow off
lol your car is the opposite of mine. My climate settings stay the same. Remember if you change the seat or wheel climate settings manually, that will disable Concierge.

i wish my custom drive modes stayed though! Are you sure that custom mode remains the next time you start your car? If so, Lexus might have created a special setting for you!
Old 11-15-19, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by faifai83
Have you thought about putting the tires to 37 psi cold to further improve mpg?
I may indeed up the tire pressure to 37 for the fronts. For the rears, I start to worry that the tire will wear too much in the center of the tread if I put in too much air. I remember my BMW 530 wore out the rears quickly until I dropped the pressure about 3 psi.
Old 11-15-19, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by vantage78
lol your car is the opposite of mine. My climate settings stay the same. Remember if you change the seat or wheel climate settings manually, that will disable Concierge.

i wish my custom drive modes stayed though! Are you sure that custom mode remains the next time you start your car? If so, Lexus might have created a special setting for you!
I will double check to see if the custom drive modes remain.

As for the climate, as I drive, I do tend to fiddle with the seat heat (increase it) and wheel heat (lower it a bit), so, this is good to know. I will check again for Concierge after not adjusting anything, but I am confident you are correct.
Old 07-03-21, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Alshaaili
. I was using 98 octane fuel in this particular event.
any benefits of using 98 octane?
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I'm at 17k miles now and the mpg's are still absolute garbage. Commute is about 70% city, 30% hwy, If I drive normal I get about 14mpg. if I drive just a tad aggressive now and then, I get 12mpg. If I drive like an absolute 90yr woman, downhill with the wind behind me, I can MAYBE get 16mpg.

I thought my old ISF was thirsty for gas and I drove aggressively with that car and still got 14mpg easy. If i took it easy I can get 17mpg with it.

Lexus failed miserably with this car. It gets worst gas mileage than my GT3RS. WTF.
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Old 10-07-21, 05:54 AM
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Over a long period between resets, I get 23.5 using 93 and 50/50 city/hwy in comfort mode. AWD. Continental top line tires at 36lbs.
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Originally Posted by Damage
I'm at 17k miles now and the mpg's are still absolute garbage. Commute is about 70% city, 30% hwy, If I drive normal I get about 14mpg. if I drive just a tad aggressive now and then, I get 12mpg. If I drive like an absolute 90yr woman, downhill with the wind behind me, I can MAYBE get 16mpg.

I thought my old ISF was thirsty for gas and I drove aggressively with that car and still got 14mpg easy. If i took it easy I can get 17mpg with it.

Lexus failed miserably with this car. It gets worst gas mileage than my GT3RS. WTF.
How is your tire pressure?
Old 10-08-21, 01:14 PM
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Why you don't try to reset the engine mapping?
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