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Old 08-22-16, 01:47 PM
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Just completed a 485 miles round trip with my 2 weeks old 2016 NX200t F-Sport AWD. Going to Lake George, I gas at New Jersey, reset the MPG and drove in ECO mode the whole way. There was a lot of traffic, turned a usually 3 1/2 hour drive to a 5 hour + affair. When I got to the destination the MPG read 27.9.

On the drive back, I did normal drive and forgot to reset after refueling. I think I read 26.X. Gas mileage is pretty good compared to what I was used to with my RX330.
Old 08-30-16, 08:19 AM
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Just changed the OEM air filter to K&N and I'm hoping for better gas mileage.
Old 08-30-16, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by tresmith00
Just changed the OEM air filter to K&N and I'm hoping for better gas mileage.
Let us know if it helps. I've used K&N filters on most of my vehicles for years. On some, the mileage increased slightly, on other there was no change.
Old 08-31-16, 05:17 AM
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We have had our NX 300h since February and I believe it has about three thousand miles now. Just filled up at Chevron (pretty much always use Chevron regular grade fuel) and this tank was all city driving. The mileage calculated out to 32.95 MPG. The dash was reading 33.6 so it wasn't overly optimistic compared to actual calculated mileage.
Old 08-31-16, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by tresmith00
Just changed the OEM air filter to K&N and I'm hoping for better gas mileage.
Is it true that you have to buy a special K&N cleaning kit (even more extra cost) just to clean the filter?
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Old 10-08-16, 06:58 PM
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Just finished my first tank of gas on my new NX F Sport got 25 MPG. Hopefully mileage will just get better.
Old 10-10-16, 03:30 PM
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For what it's worth, my IS200t read 36.3mpg yesterday, highway trip about 50 miles. I was happy!
Old 10-10-16, 04:09 PM
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I got 25.3 mpg OC to SD and back. Not so great.
Old 10-10-16, 09:26 PM
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My last tank calculated out to 35 even with all city driving. Best tank yet with about 3k on the car. Hybrid model.
Old 11-12-16, 06:32 AM
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Exclamation My MPG on different mode is so weird

I bought a Lexus NX 200t in Oct 2016, so far got 450 miles on it. The EPA rating is 21 city I tried different mode and want an actual MPG for my car. I tried Normal first, the average is between 17-18 I was very unhappy with this. So then I start driving in Eco, it is much better with 21-22 MPG. However for the past few days I start driving in Sport mode I was shocked to see the rating is between 20-21MPG, even better than Normal mode. I start wondering if there is anything wrong with the trip computer or something wrong mechanically with my normal mode. Anyone got same issue?
Old 11-12-16, 07:18 AM
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Your mileage is far too low to make a judgement on MPG !
Old 11-13-16, 07:34 PM
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What 4482 said! I got mine almost a year ago & in winter. The mileage was not to good, but like many in here said, "Wait till it breaks in more" to judge the MPG!
They were right. Even at higher altitudes where I live, limited to 91 octane, I get about 20 MPG in town * anywhere from 24.5 - 28 mpg, some in mountains, so it is very good
compared to my older Acura RDX's that got 17 (or worst) in town & maybe 23-24 hi-way! Trust us, it will get better in all modes, at about 750-1000 miles on it!
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Old 01-02-17, 11:47 AM
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I purchased a 15 200t FWD about a month ago. It has about 23k on it and I have put about 1k on it, including a trip to the NC mountains from Savannah, GA. I have averaged 28.91 mpg (calculated). Driving from near Asheville, NC to Columbia, SC on the interstates, I averaged 34.87 mpg, which I was impressed with. Has anyone seen any mileage gains from either a drop in K&N or an AEM cold air intake?
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My wife averaged 27.8 MPG on her first gas tank this week. (F Sport)
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Old 01-13-17, 12:00 PM
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I'm at 1100 miles on my 3 weeks old '17 FSport AWD and I'm average at 22.8 mpg, 70/30 city/hiway. Because it is so cold here in Nebraska so I always start the car at least 5 minutes every morning, at lunchtime, and before going home from work. So, about 15-20 minutes everyday the car sits idling and these minutes kill MPG. I can guarantee that the average mpg will be better when it warms up.


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