Real world gas mileage for sedans

Hi everybody,
I just want to know real world experience on fuel
mileage on your car.
Please include year, make, model, transmission,
city/highway/combined. Type of driving, short
trips, long trip, etc..
Thanks
I just want to know real world experience on fuel
mileage on your car.
Please include year, make, model, transmission,
city/highway/combined. Type of driving, short
trips, long trip, etc..
Thanks
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Mostly mixed driving(commuting to and from work).
In mostly city driving, I would say I average about 17. On one highway trip I got a average of 28MPG. My usual mixed driving to and from work yields me about 20-21MPG.
1996 ford probe GT, 5-speed manual transmission.
City driving will still yield about 21MPG or so. Highway driving: I've taken it on one trip from NY to Boston and back and averaged 28MPG. in usual mixed daily driving(mixed city/highway) I get a average of about 23MPG.
Other cars in the house:
2000 Lexus LS400: 5-speed automatic.
On a recent highway trip to CT and back yielded 26MPG. On a recent trip from NJ to Pittsburgh and back yielded 27MPG.
Around town gets about 20MPG. And over the first 7000 miles of its life its averaged about 22MPG.
1995 Lexus ES300: 4-speed automatic On the highway will get about 28MPG. In mixed city/highway daily driving it will get about 20-21MPG.
1994 Honda Accord 5-speed: Mostly used on the highway, last check (combined city/highway) was 28 mpg. On a trip from Cedar Rapids to Des Moines, got 30 mpg at an average speed of 71 mph.
Powertrain: 3800 Series II V-6 engine (200HP) coupled to the 4T65-E 4-speed automatic transmission.
Driving environment: Mixed city/Highway driving, mostly slow city traffic in 80F+ weather (Miami)
Fuel Mileage: 18-20 MPG (City) 28-30MPG (Highway)
Fuel used: Exxon Supreme 89 Octane ($1.68/Gallon)
1997 Mercury Tracer LS sedan (Wife):
Powertrain: 2.0L OHC 4-cyl engine (Mazda engine)rated at 115HP coupled to a 4-speed automatic transmission.
Driving environemnt: Same as the Impala LS.
Fuel used: Same as Impala LS.
Fuel mileage: 21-23MPG (City) 28-32MPG (Highway)
Miles:3700
Averaging about 18-20 MPG. I expect it to get better as I acquire more miles. Daily commute is 5.5 Miles (one way), about half that stop & go.
'97 Mercury Tracer LS: 37,500 trouble free miles
Highway only: 33-35 mpg
Y2K Audi A4 Quattro 1.8 Tip:
Highway: 29-30 mpg City: about 23 mpg
about 34 mpg highway, 22 city.
Andrew
The old 89 Taurus SHO I had would do 20-22 mpg in town. On long highway trips i would approach 30 mpg and once I hit about 32 mpg. Very good for a performance car.
The current cars I own are a 99 ford taurus SHO and a 99 chevy prizm. The 99 SHO is down a bit in mileage from the 89. The 99 gets 19/20 mpg in town from its v8, although the v8 has an automatic. On the highway most often 23-25 mpg with one tank I got 27. The prizm gets about 30 mpg around town (5 sp.) and 35 on trips.
My father in law gets 27 in town / 32-34 mpg on trips with his Olds 88 (3.8 series II) but the car is so damn boring to drive and the engine is so unexciting and mundane I don't mind paying a little more for gas in my SHO for the benefit of more speed fun and excitement.
I don't really know too many others with sedans they all drive those fat slug SUV's that suck gas like a golfball through a garden hose.
25,500 miles
Avg 21 mpg...mixed city & highway driving
Mileage: 17,500
Highway (25%): 27 mpg
City: (75%): 19 mpg (stop and go)
Combined Avg: 21
I expected at least an average of 23 so I'm somewhat disappointed.
Mileage: 16000
Worst: 19 mpg
Best: 29 mpg
Average: 22 mpg (almost all on LA freeways, with approx 33% stop and go)
2000 Infiniti I30L 4-speed auto
Mileage: 13000
Worst: 17 mpg
Best: 31 mpg
Average: 19 mpg (mostly city driving)
Rented several GM cars with the 3800 Series II engine and usually get 30-32 mpg on highway trips, with a best of 34.5 mpg with an Impala.
I drive the speed limit and try not to let the aggressive ROV (roll over vehicles) sometimes called SUV drivers intimidate me. As C&D says they, SUV, are neither sporty nor utility and their popularity is puzzling. Paraphrased.
When new, I typically realized about 20 mpg city/25 mpg highway. Over the last 15 months, fuel economy has gradually improved to about 22 mpg in the city and 27 mpg on the highway.
Those figures were observed using regular unleaded fuel. Premium or midgrade tend to produce results about 3 mpg lower.
this summer it was getting 38-42 mpg.
since the weather has cooled off, i have been getting more 35's and 36's.
it might be time for an o2 sensor change.
all interstate driving, 108 miles per day.
my wifes 00 mustang gt has done a best of 25mpg, all highway miles.
Straight interstate cruising 70/75 mph = 31.4mpg.
Other car:
1995 Mazda DX four banger with 5 speed. 27 city/rural and 37 highway. Amazed that the bigger Buick does nearly this well considering the size difference.
Always keep your tires properly inflated, especially in cold weather when pressure falls.
And one other thing, there is NO BENEFIT to using a higher octane gasoline than what the owners manual calls for. That's just an advertising scheme the gas companies had until the Feds told them to quit that type of commercial.
26-27 mpg mix of city and hiway driving
31 mpg on a recent 220 mi. hiway trip
Other cars Ive driven or owned:
99 Ford Windstar
24 MPG hiway
94 Cutlass with 3.4 DOHC V6
20-22 mix of city and hiway driving
28 MPG hiway
94 Escort LX 5 speed
30 mpg mix of city and hiway driving
36 hiway
91 Festiva 5 speed
38 mpg mix of city and hiway driving
44 hiway
85 Dodge Daytona Turbo automatic
24 mpg city
28 mpg hiway
46000+ miles
~23 mpg all city
~31 mpg all highway
Between 25-26 mpg mixed driving.
Using 87 oct California spec-ed fuel, which probably means the mpg worse than using fuel from other parts of the country.
2000 Olds Alero Sedan
3.4L V6 / 4 speed auto
I only get about 20-21 MPG in the city since I'm a bit of a leadfoot (I've done intake and exhaust work to the car) but it gets about 28-29 MPG on the highway going 75 MPH, which I think is right in the ballpark. I use 87 octane fuel (as recommended by Olds).
City: 21MPG
Highway: 27MPG
I do notice that different brands affects differently. With Amoco I averaged 18-19 MPG. Switched to Chevron, same results but the car would want to sputter at idle as if it was going to shut off. Switched then to Mobil and am getting 21 MPG.
The only way i would get 21 with Amoco is to massively baby the car. NO hard acceleration of even passing on the road. with Mobil, i can drive normal and still get over 20MPG.
My automatic '96 saturn sl2 pretty consistently got 25 city 35 highway, and i was not by any means driving it timidly. It was a decently fast car for it's price economy. Since sold
My wife's automatic '97 saab 900SE turbo gets between 17-20 city and between 23-30 highway, heavily depending on speed and aggressiveness. I got 36.5 on one highway trip but i was *really* milking it, and the road descended 2500 feet over 45 miles. Average city is high 18's low 19's and we only got 23mpg on a weekend trip recently ( a lot of time time going ~90, though ). The passing power of this car is great once the turbos are wound up.
My current car is a manual '97 bmw 328i. The big surprise is that i get almost the same mileage as the saturn, i average about 24 city and about 33 highway if i am not a total leadfoot. I've seen between 18-28 city and between 29 and 37 highway. Again, driving conditions and aggressivenss matter a lot, but even having a fair bit of fun I get 22 city 32 highway. The car is pretty damn fast in all aspects.
dave
MPG mixed driving, Fill it up with 91 gas. Will recommend people never buy Millenia
S. As they say, you get what you paid for. I'd rather spend a couple of grand more on
Acura LT than feeding my beast with premium gas all the time.. Very disappointed..
Don't trust to what they say in ads..
3.5L V6, 4-speed auto
K&N, Mobil-1 full synthetic
10200 miles on my car, been getting consistantly 20-22mpg in the cold NE with lots of city driving. I've gotten as high as 28mpg highway if I just cruise and don't abuse my right foot. Mileage was a dismal 18mpg new till after break-in and change to Mobil-1.
1980 Chevy Malibu 229: 15-16 city/20-22 highway
1969 Dodge Dart GT 225: 15-17 city/21-23 highway
1957 DeSoto Firedome 341: 12-14 city/16 highway
1968 Dodge Dart 318: 13-14 city/16-18 highway
1982 Olds Cutlass Supreme 231: 15-16 city/20-22 highway
1967 Pontiac Catalina 400: 10-11 city/17-18 highway
1988 Chrysler LeBaron 2.2 Turbo: 19-21 city/28-30 highway
1979 Chrysler Newport 318: 12-14 city/20-22 highway
1986 Chevy Monte Carlo 305: 15-16 cit/20-22 highway
1988 Plymouth Gran Fury 318-4: 11-13 city/18-21 highway
1985 Buick LeSabre 307: 14-16 city/21-22 highway
1967 Chrysler Newport 383: didn't keep it long enough
2000 Dodge Intrepid 2.7: 18-21 city/28-30 highway
The Gran Fury requires high-octane because it was a police car and has a higher compression engine. The LeSabre has about 153K miles on it, and the Monte Carlo had about 192K on it when it got totaled. Both of those engines had gotten carbon build-up in them and needed premium, too. I can't remember what we put in the LeBaron, but everything else would run fine on 87 octane. In fact sometimes I think I could almost pee in the Dart's gas tank and it'll still run!
-Andre
To and from work [15 miles one way, freeway and surface streets, sometimes take all surface streets, say mixed]23/24. with air on in the summer it has never dropped below 22mpg.
Freeway 32 to a best of 37 mpg on one leg of a 2000 mile round trip to Oregon Coast.Long stretches of 75 to 80mph flat lands on the I-5 in CA. 15,000 current miles. Love it. 4speed auto. doesn't give up much in fuel economy over the 5 speed manual, have always done better than the posted EPA ratings of, I think 23 city and 32 highway. Dweezil
Previous 1988 LeSabre got 30-33 mpg on the road. Had 90,000 on that when traded in after six years.
Honda 1990 Accord gets 22-25 around town, 28 on a trip. It has 145,000 miles on it. Auto/AC
Highway below 75 = 27-28
Highway above 75 = mid 20's
I think she would hit 30 MPG at a steady 60 MPH.
Miles: 21,000 (11 months old)
Engine: 2.5L H4
Transmission: Auto
Fuel: 87 octane (as recommended)
Mods: None
Note: Its AWD and has the LSRD
Daily commute: 27 miles each way 70-75mph most of the way. 22-24mpg.
Best: 29.2mpg at below 70mph. Through Indiania (very flat). St. Louis to Philadelphia trip.
Worst: 16.3mpg. Driving around the city of Pittsburgh (lots of hills).
2001 WV Passat 1.8 turbot 27 mpg if I am very heavy on the gas. If I'm easy on it and trying to get good mileage about 33-34mpg
My spouses 99 CR gets 20mpg in the city and 25-27 on the highway
12.5 gallon tank .....includes reserve
All city driving 320 miles to empty
All highway driving Avg 80-90mph 420 miles to empty
Combination of both 360 miles.
I am not the most frugal driver, I rev my engine freely, And i drive in LA, so traffic is regular, and stop and go is routine.
I now have 9000 miles
Mostly city driving
Just like advertized: 18 city/23 highway.
OK, so it guzzles (premium too
I filled up at Macon GA, immediately hit the freeway with the cruise control on, and rolled into my folks driveway in Middletown KY, (518 miles), almost on fumes. 15.4 gallon fuel tank equates to around 33.6+ MPG. I say "plus" because the car still started and got me to the gas station next morning.
Not too bad for a midsize turbo 4.
What really frustrates me sometimes is how some people refuse to buy V6 cars, because they are afraid on the gas cost. However, they have no idea what the mileage difference is, or how to even calculate it, and especially how much the difference costs. And, with gasoline being cheaper than Coke, I don't think people should really complain about rising gas prices.