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Trip avg shows me for city 15~17mpg,
and for hwy at 70 mph speed, I got only 19.5 mpg max.
Is this normal? :confuse:
Two dealerships could care less. If their scanner doesn't show anything out of range they wont do anything.
I averaged 23 mpg for the trip which isn't bad considering the speed. I filled up before I left and when I got back and I used the same pump at the same station just keep everything equal.
I've got a 3.3 FWD SE with 2k mileage, this vehicle wants to run and I let it loose a few times ( 80+ ). :shades:
Before my first oil change I was getting 15+ MPG in the city and 21+ MPG on highway. I'm not sure what changed during the service. I'm yet to take this matters to someone in the Myrak Hyundai Technician. Mean time if someone have faced the same issue please share it with me.
Much appreciated for your time.
I also calculate a 4 tank rolling average, which tends to smooth out the variability caused by slight differences in driving (highway vs. city) and individual gas pumps. The lowest 4 tank rolling average MPG I have recorded is 17.2 and the highest is 23.3. That latter reading came near the end of a 1,000 mile road trip and so was pretty much all highway miles.
Thus, I'm pretty confident that I'm getting a fairly consistent 17-18 mpg around town, and 20-23 highway. My dash computer seems to track those figures pretty closely. When I check the trip computer mpg reading after not resetting it for a long time, it is usually reading in the 17.0-18.0 range.
2007 Limited automatic FWD 3.3 liter. AC running all the time.
If it is that high I am very happy. Will do a manual check soon. Have not had a change to drive on Highway yet.
After 6 weeks of driving this thing, here's what I'm finding.
1. City: do NOT drive in full automatic (D). The shift points suck. I find myself on level ground, average load in 4th gear by 37 MPH. That's fine for efficiency as long as I don't have to change speeds or load. But the second load increases (hilly terrain, need to accelerate quickly in traffic), you're killing your fuel efficiency in 4th gear, and the A/T doesn't seem to want to downshift until it's way too late. Use the shiftronic as if you were driving a manual. Don't even think about upshifting until you see the tachometer needle cross 2300 RPM, think about downshifting when you see the needle drop below 1900-2000 RPM (the downshift rule obviously doesn't apply in 2nd).
2. 4th gear is an overdrive gear, don't accelerate in it if you can possibly avoid it -- this engine doesn't have the low end for it. Normal city traffic (45 MPH and below) runs quite well in 3rd gear. This little V6 likes to breathe as it runs.
3. Highway: it doesn't matter whether you're cruising in D (full auto) or 4th (shiftronic). But how you get to highway speed matters: use the shiftronic with high shift points (3500-4000 RPM). Once you're at speed, you can slip it back into D ... this underpowered little hamster plant will need to downshift to pass or climb hills.
4. Don't idle while waiting for someone. Big killer. You are getting zero MPG when you're idling. Need to idle for more than 60 seconds? Shut it down instead.
I get 21.1 city and 24.4 highway following these rules. No matter how I try, I'm a little lead-footed ... I could probably do even better if I were a little more restrained
If I don't follow these rules, I get 16 MPG (or less!) combined. Paying attention to operating the transmission makes quite a difference.
We Test the Tips Part II
Referencing the article, I'm definitely a calm driver. I leave plenty of room between me and the guy ahead of me. Less braking and less accelerating that way, plus it's easier to see what's going on up ahead. This is my first new vehicle in a very long time and I'm not going to take unnecessary risks with it.
Will take an all-highway trip in several weeks and see what 75mph delivers.
Other than for a heat shield rattle, only when the car is cold, and that the dealer has tried to adjust without much success, I love this car.
On our first freeway trip to Seattle for Albany Oregon (200+ miles) we achieved excellent gas mileage according to the computer readout. With flat freeway driving at 65 mph we reached 26.5! Between Portland and Seattle, with more hilly terrain it dropped to 25.5. I am very pleased. We are getting about 22 around town. It now has 10k miles and of course has the 5 speed automatic with the 3.3 engine.
I am planning on adding the same to my SE through the aftermarket (actually the same place my dealer uses, but I am going directly to them in order to avoid the middle man).
Leather seats all around and heated front seats will cost 1400.00. However I think power seat would be nice if I had the option.
Also, I recently made a 140 mile trip both ways. Most of my driving was highway, with a little city thrown in. I averaged 24.1 mpg based on the trip computer. I have also removed the cross beams from my overhead storage rails and I think this has helped my mileage a little.
The highest mpg I've ever gotten on an individual tank was 25.4, which came in the middle of a long road trip across Iowa. It was all flat land cruising at around 65 mph.
Our mileage continues to be very good. We are still getting 22 around town and 25 on the highway.--JMacpherson
Just trying to decide if I should get an SE FWD or AWD. The Santa Fe specs on the Hyundai site say that the mileage is the same for both FWD and AWD, 17/24 city/highway.
Santa Fe Specs
Is this correct? Do people really see no difference in the mileage? I know it's hard to get such a comparison as no-one has both the cars. But what are your opinions on this?
Thanks
Sam
Also, for the AWD drivers, how is your driving experience? I come from a small sedan background and when I drove the SE/FWD, I liked it a lot. Then drove the SE/AWD just a little around the dealer's lot and liked it even better.
The AWD felt a bit heavier and sturdier compared to the FWD.I did not take the AWD for a longer, freeway drive like the FWD.
I personally liked the AWD more, but am just a bit concerned about the additional weight leading to lower mileage and maybe sluggishness in the response due to the additional mechanics involved.
Does having an AWD affect handling in any way? I understand the AWD is better in snow, etc, but what about normal street driving in bright sunny conditions? Any adverse effects having an AWD?
Grateful for any opinions, I've already sold my current car and need to buy the SFE this weekend if possible :-)
Thanks
Sam
I noticed the a/t likes to shift down fairly easily when in cruise control at those speeds, tried using the auto-shift and leaving it in 5th gear when in cruise. For slight inclines (freeway) the speed would drop a few mph, but would return to the pre-set when the incline was done. Does this lug the engine or get out of the major power band? Doesn't seem like it to me.
One interesting note. Gassed up in Flagstaff AZ and started the trip to Phoenix on my return. Since you are dropping elevation and it's all downhill, the trip computer got my mpg rating up to 80 mpg. Too bad it didn't last, but it was unusual to see.
Never less than 23 mpg - combined city/highway
Up a hill - down a hill - sometimes across the hill - once in the ditch - then I got some real snow tires.
Usually 5 mph over the posted limits - much rush-hour traffic time
It is my understanding that premium is not required on the Santa Fe.
Sorry in advance if I could find this info by looking in the manual....am feeling lazy.
I've been hitting the 'trip' button to find out what my MPG is on 2007 SE SF, and it clocks in at 20.6. This has depressed me greatly as I feel like the world's last SUV purchaser (I am traditionally at the bottom of the bell curve!). I'm reading your posts and the mileage seems much higher.
My question is - how do you determine what your MPG for specific trips and/or city vs. freeway? Am I supposed to reset the button or?? Also, any tips as to how you're getting 24+ MPG - I would like that very much! I drive about half regular roads and half freeway, but usually no more than 20 miles per day. I feel I drive cautiously.
thanks!
-Sarah
It also depends how you drive. I drive more like a grandpa--which I am--than the motor revving starts of my youth. That makes a huge difference in-town, but sometimes in a big city especially, the driver has very little choice and must accelerate more rapidly. Each driver is different. I have another grandpa friend with a 2005 Santa Fe with the 3.5 engine and he hits the gas pedal pretty hard and then complains about his mileage. Even at about 20 around town, I am pleased with this car. --Jim
Date Miles Gals MPG
5/5/2008 358.3 16.402 21.845
5/19/2008 289.3 12.259 23.599
5/24/2008 260.3 11.052 23.552
5/28/2008 285.4 12.303 23.198
6/4/2008 328.9 13.947 23.582
Totals 1,522.2 65.963 23.077
The car computer currently shows 22.9. The miles are mostly highway in Connecticut with some "interesting" (as in "whaaat kind of road is this") backroads in western CT. I've learned to go easy on the pedal in stop and go traffic, and stick to posted speed limits on the highway. It would be nice if the car could get better MPG but overall it seems to be matching EPA estimates.
We took it on it's first long trip from Maryland to Orlando, FL. Most of the drive was between 65 and 80mph. We reset the MPG gauge after our first fuel stop and we registered between 25.9 and 27.6 mpg down up I95 coming home and about the same mileage (perhaps a tad better) on I81/77/26/96 on the way down. Around our rural area we get about 19.5 to 22mpg on average worse in the winter. After the first oil change I have been putting Mobile 1 synthetic in the truck. It has about 16k miles on it now after the 2k+ trip we just took. A/C was on the entire trip too.
Aside from some issues when we first purchased the truck it seems to be working out well. Although I think it may have a bad cat now. I was quite surprised by the fuel economy on this big trip and can say I was really impressed.
Any, the drive home was mostly county roads and freeway - 29.4 MPG average from the dealer to my garage.
Drive to work, mix of city streets and county highways - 26 mpg.
So far I am impressed with this 240 HP v6. If I can even average 20-28 I'd be more than happy.
Wk--- Miles---Gal-----MPG-----Total Miles On SF
1----- 213.6-----9.13----23.4------------ 233
2-----198.3------9.72----20.4-------------431
3-----178.6------6.73----26.5-------------610
4-----225.8------9.5------23.7-------------836
5-----156.1------6.94----22.5-------------992
6-----180.7------7.82----23.1-------------1172
(Remind me not to try to format again what a pain)
My commute to work round trip 32 mils per day
All city speed between 35 and 45 mph
The last 3 weeks due to road flooding I have to take a different route which has stop lights on every block and backed up traffic you would not believe.
Notice the second week low mileage the dealer had it to fix my TPMS light and activate the door locks, what they did to lower my mpg I don’t know but it was in the 24 range when I took it in and they had to keep it over night and test drive it. Every is a OK right now.
Today was the first time it was on the HWY and for the short time on the hwy around 20 miles or so the comp-mpg was up to 27.3 when we got off back in slow traffic and back home the comp-mpg show 25.2, I believe if I could have keep the speed between 55-60 this SF could get 28 or better, but the way people drive I had a tough time keeping it at 65 plus the air was on. Have not filled up yet only about 63 miles on the trip total mils on SF 1232
Hope my results help I sure do enjoy my SF 2008 SE
Living in AZ, the a/c runs constantly. I've noticed on the he past two tankful that mileage has improved, actually calcuating using the gallons when I fill divided into the miles on the odometer. Last two tanks have been over 22 mpg in all city/town driving. This is an improvement from the 17-19 I was getting when I first got the car in January this year.
With the cost of gas, all improvements are good!
I've tested this out several times - so leaving it on auto at 74/75 gives a better mpg.
Just wanted to ask if you are still seeing the improved gas mileage in city driving with the Sythetic Oil. We are getting around 17-18 in the city (actually got 27 on the last highway drive. I really would like to get the city portion of the MPG up a bit and I'm willing to try the synthetic oil if it is the best option to raise the city MPG.
I've read many claims of increased mileage with use of synthetics; I've been running Mobil 1 for a number of year, have tried Castrol Syntec and Pennzoil synthetic as well. With gas prices where they are, manufacturers would be shouting the improved mileage claims if they could scientifically prove the improvement.
I think the increase in mileage is more attributable to the engine being "broken-in". In the past few cars I've bought, seems like mileage is awful the first few tanks, then slowly improves. Maybe the vehicel memory/transmission learns your behavior or the engine overcomes its newness and things just run better.
Good luck, it will get get better
For those metrically challenged, that equates to 32 - 23 mpg.
The overall average is 8.4 L/100, or 28 mpg, over the 17,000 kms that I've done since new.
I always keep it on automatic. When making a trip to atlanta from florida I was getting 28-29 miles per gallon driving at 55-60 miles an hour. AC always on, and cruise set.
In town get around 20 MPG, ac always running.