Real world gas milage

[tch]

2016 VW GTI: 31-32 mpg avg. Kind of satisfying and interesting, since I spend some of my time sportsin' it around the back roads and some of the time just commuting like a regular teacher on two-lane roads. It gets even better than that when I get out on the highway and cruise.

 

[Xela]

I get 53 miles/kg from my 2017 Honda Clarity even though Honda claims 67.

 

[scott43]

I get 53 miles/kg from my 2017 Honda Clarity even though Honda claims 67.

Real world vs DOT mandated testing will always be different..I suppose the question is by how much for each model? And at what expense?

 

[Snowfan]

28mpg average over 5000 miles in 17 Outback. Mostly highway driving at 70+. A little disappointed as the sticker says 32 hwy. The subie forums and fuelly pretty much agree. At 65 with no wind it gets well over 30 but the roads we travel are mostly 70 & 75. VERY happy with the car otherwise.

 

[Eleeski]

Ford Focus truck!

Eric

 

[fatbob]

Four cylinder cars I've driven in the past have all been stones. If you came to a hill, you'd almost have to get out and push. I recently bought a Chevy Cruze with the turbo Ecotec motor, and zipped over Berthoud Pass all winter like it was no big deal, plus getting 36 mpg for the round trip to Granby Ranch. I might get to find out if it can hit 50 mpg eastbound on I-80 this summer.

I got around 50mpg average commuting I70 in Eagle County in a Ford Focus, less uphill, better downhill.

 

[crgildart]

20-22 in an 09 Forester auto..

 

[Sibhusky]

Alltrack
Not a lot of stop lights here.
Average speed is low, but not a lot of idling happening.

 

[oldschoolskier]

2014 F150 23mpg hwy, 17mpg city.
2011 Golf 2.5 wagon 34mpg hwy, 24mpg city

Miss my
09 TDI best 47mpg, can you say diesel gate.
98 TDI best 59mpg, combined over 200k miles 37mpg

Yes in US numbers.

 

[Posaune]

2015 Impreza auto with a 4 banger, average at 34.7 when I looked today. Mostly town driving lately.

 

[David Chaus]

2005 Subaru Forester with 236K, getting 27-28 MPG, mixed rural road and freeway driving, with some cityburb driving.

 

[jmills115]

2008 Tahoe work vehicle with company gas card. 1 million miles a gallon by my calculations (gas card is nice)

2013 Honda Civic-32 mpg with lots of highway miles

 

[TonyC]

Most cars I have owned have had fuel economy within a similar range, that being high teens in city driving and low 20's in highway driving, starting with the BMW Bavaria in 1971. The improvements in technology have been mostly offset by increases in weight and power. This is particularly true for the big ski/family vehicles: 162hp 1991 Toyota Previa minivan, then 240hp 2002 Acura MDX and now 300hp 2011 Porsche Cayenne, all with similar fuel economy.

The 4 cylinder non-turbo cars, 1975 BMW 2002 and 1986 Honda Accord, did a little better, low 20's city and mid-20's highway. The V-6 in the 1995 Nissan Maxima gets similar mileage, which is impressive considering its power for its time and that it's stilling running at 280,000 miles.

The Tesla Model S uses 437 Wh/mi. That's 6.3 cents/mile with my average utility rate of 14.4 cents/kWh, about the cost of a gas car getting 50mpg.

 

[graham418]

In my 2010 Ford F150, 5.4l 4wd, the lifetime average as shown on the instrument gauge is 15 l / 100k . That converts to 15.68 mpg (us) I've never reset the mileage thing since I've had the truck . It has 286,000kms now. This is a mix of city and highway, mostly city, a lot of dragging a boat in the summer. On long highway trips , with judicious use of the cruise control, i have had it go down to 11 l / 100km (21.38 mpg us)

 

[mdf]

We splurged and rented a convertible on our recent week in California. It turned out to be a Mustang GT with a big engine. When our son drove it he got 11.8 mpg. Boring old Dad got well over 20.

 

[Dadskier]

VW Atlas SE w/4Motion listed at 17/23

I'm getting 20mpg combined with a good mix of stop and go and highway or back road cruising. Normal driving mode, Eco mode feels dangerously unresponsive ... On long highway trips I've been getting 24/25. If you are doing short city trips however (<2 miles) you really take a hit around 12-14 mpg. I think it needs to warm up a bit because if you are stop and go for a longer period it moves up to the 17 mpg listed.

 

[Pete in Idaho]

The most expensive part of my skiing now is diesel fuel. But can't really complain too much, this truck gets 19.7 mpg and is a 6cy Cummins with 6 speed manual tranmission, 4x4 and does really well in the snow etc.

 

[Pete in Idaho]

Should have stated the skier next to my truck is of Van a ski bud who is no longer with us

 

[Jack skis]

Latest trip in the 2014 Audi A6 diesel from Anacortes, WA to Seattle Sunday afternoon and back to Anacortes Monday the computer shows 43.7 mpg. Pretty much what we expect from the A6. Also found a check for $750 from Bosch in the mail as part of the VW/Audi Diesel Settlement when we got home.

 

[Carolinacub]

1992 Toyota Corolla Wagon, 320,000 miles 35 MPG, paid $800 5 years ago and have done $600 in repairs, can't beat that with a stick.