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Second check was at 187 miles with 140 hwy. Some of the hwy was FM roads that varied from 60-45. Very annoying to see the rpms jump at 51mph on flat roads. MPG was 20.
My hwy mpg has been as high as 30.7. Varied from 26-29 mostly. Now I doubt it will ever get to 25 unless the trip is constantly above 52mph.
Has anyone had the judder update and noticed a decrease in fuel economy?
Was delighted that the first tank on my new '10 EX-L yielded about 22. Although many of the miles were on the highway, I did lots of varying the revs in the process of breaking in the motor. Although some may poo-poo that notion, I still adhere to the idea of avoiding steady RPMs for the first 500 miles.
First was 29.9 mpg, all highway, from DC to the shore. Light traffic helped. Can't believe I didn't get 30!
Next I got 22.9 mpg driving around town, while at the beach.
Mine doesn't need to be topped off - it fills up every time, the first time.
It's risky because you can damage emissions equipment if you top off too much.
Driving up from MD to CT, in heavy rain, at a brisk pace since traffic was light, we got 24.6mpg. I must have averaged 78mph, though.
Coming back we took it slow, my wife drove a bunch. Managed a much better 26.2mpg.
Van was pretty loaded up with gifts and gear.
Funny, though, how much better the mileage is when you're doing 65-70 instead of 75-80.
I too find a large difference between 65 and 75+ (05 Quest SE).
I recall a test a while ago...which showed how UNUSED roof-racks can cause a decrease of ~10% mpg.
It's hard to 'hold back' when you have the last few miles...you're tired, kids are whiny, wife keeps asking to stop to get a drink, you're getting close to midnight and you have to work the next day. A quick calculation in your head...ok...i'll spend the extra $3 and push it to 75
My Sienna goes in to overdrive at about 46mph with no load, but up hills it will often shift down. So you really need to be going 55-60mpg or so to keep it in overdrive.
I'm sure the speed will vary for any given model, but that's the sweet spot for me.
I never see over 20mpg in combined driving (05 Quest SE).
The only time my average is over 20mpg is when there is a lengthly highway trip.
We have too many short trips where you 'gun' it to highway speed only for a couple miles; as well as too much time sitting idling.
If I were to guess what the 'trip-mpg' reads right now it would probably show16mpg or so.
Usually the Sienna highway mpg posted here is pretty impressive...usually higher than I get.
Have your previous cars done OK relative to what other were getting?
Your EPA shows 17/24
If you sit idling you're getting 0 mpg (suppose I'm stating the obvious)...so I can see getting in the teens if you're idling waiting for kids, fast food, prescription, atm, etc...
Not to say something isn't wrong with the Van...could be.
Or plan your route so you have more right turns than left, avoiding even more lights.
I'm no hyper-miler, but I am practical when it comes to stuff like that.
EPA revised and lowered the numbers. Those are correct today but IIRC it was 19/26 on the Monroney.
It's easy to beat the new EPA numbers.
heh...I had a flash-forward of what my wife would say..."You're doing what?!"
But that is what some vehicles do (especially in Europe)...not sure how the AC cutting off would be handled in the summer heat of TX.
I 'can' beat the EPA for highway...but I have to keep it at the speed limit. My mpg really suffers every few mph I go over the limit; huge frontal area...roof rack...running boards...tones of junk in the back we don't need -- all come into play a little.
Beer is exempt, of course.
I've found over the years the 80ish mph kills the mileage...most of the trip was a 75mph posted limit.
The scary number is $21,090. That's approximately what I've spent on gas over the years (assuming $2.50 a gallon gas since '99).
Steve, visiting host
Assuming such a perfectly round road existed...