By accessing this website, you acknowledge that Edmunds and its third party business partners may use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to collect information about you and your interactions with the website as described in our
Privacy Statement, and you agree that your use of the website is subject to our
Visitor Agreement.
Comments
--Kmbr
As a note, I am filling up solely with Amoco gas at this point (available from BP)
I live in a small town, so driving for me usually consists of 25-35mph in town with short sprints through a 45-55mph area (where there are still places where you need to slow dramatically or stop) so I've divided my mileage between "town" driving which is 25-45mph with frequent stopping or slowing areas and "Interstate" which is exactly what it sounds like and is characterized by 65-75mph stretches with no stopping and infrequent slowing (work zones, etc.) (also, I am trying to keep myself at 65-70 on the highway and so an increase in mpg may be due to that, although with this next tank I'll be posting soon I did increase to 70-78 for various reasons).
325.3 miles 11.329 gal
28.7 m/g
Town 64.4 Interstate 260.9
(This was a Louisville trip and most of the areas in Louisville can be considered interstate miles because where and the way I was going, they really were.)
203.3 miles 6.936 gal
29.3 m/g (filled when I did because I was heading to Louisville which sells RFG)
Town 68.2 Interstate 135.1
I will be filling up again probably this weekend (because I have to go to Mt. Sterling Monday to interview for a job which is 4 pay grades higher than the one I have now and is in the same office, cross your fingers!!) and when I fill up it'll be probably an 11 gallon fill up and I am almost to 300 miles now... Just had an oil change as well (at 4200 miles, so I waited a little long...)
You guys can check my car's site if you're interested in the next mileage, I just wanted to let everyone know I had updated. Also, when I get farther into Phase 2 of my car's modifications the mileage tracker will probably be pushed another page back, so just keep that in mind! Thanks!
--Kmbr
1st tank 28.2mpg -- 80% town/20% highway
2nd tank 27.9mpg -- 80% town/20% highway
3rd tank 30.1mpg -- 90% town/10% highway
So far real pleased with mileage I'm getting, and love the car more with every mile driven!
Here is a run down my records ;
Date Trip Gal Tot miles on car MPG
12/19/2006 251.3 10.99 2590 22.87
12/30/2006 251.5 10.86 2841 23.16
1/9/2007 212 10.102 3053 20.99
1/11/2007 232.3 8.308 3285.3 27.96 95% HW
1/23/2007 236.4 11.281 3521.7 20.96
2/5/2007 188.9 10.635 3710.6 17.76
2/14/2007 153.8 8.763 3865 17.55
3/1/2007 209.3 11.311 4075 18.50
3/10/2007 113 6.369 4188 17.74
3/12/2007 322.5 11.24 4510 28.69 99% HW
At this point we had the OS sensor replaced and I don't have any data yet.....will keep ya posted
I'm interested in the Versa and have a couple of questions -
1. What are the rpm in 6th gear at 80mph? That seems to be the cruising speed on the San Francisco to LA I-5 run.
2. How quiet is the Versa at that hypothetical 80 mph? I've gotten a little tired of the noise levels in the small cars I've owned vs. the quiet in my wife's Impala. But one review mentioned the Versa is uncommonly quiet for a small car. Any comment?
3. Any issues with the factory tires? Road and Track was complaining about them in their recent test, but I think they'd complain about any car that didn't come stock with summer only, semi-racing tires.
I don't know that I'd call it uncommonly quiet at that speed, but it's at least as quiet as my 2001 Altima on the highway. The ride is more solid and quiet than you might expect from looking at the car. We've done a couple of two to three hour non-stop trips and it hasn't driven us crazy at all
Haven't had any issues with the factory Continentals. We had a fair amount of snow last week and we had no issues getting around. Dry and wet performance has been fine as well. We'll see how they handle as they get more wear on them, but so far no complaints. I'll certainly be going over to Kellys when I do have to change tires as I've had very good results on my cars with them for the past 8 years or so.
Andto keep it on topic here, last fill up calculated out to 31.1 mpg again, and that was almost entirely driven on snowy, icy, and wet conditions.
The gas guage seems to be fairly accurate as well, as myestimates of how many gallons I'm goingto be putting in when I fill up are very close to spot on. Right now my guage is sitting right on the half tank mark and I have about 210 miles on the tank. So it's looking like I might break 32mpg this time!
Now..as for MPG, I just turned 200 miles on it and I topped the tank off a couple days ago. My average, according to the last fillup was about 25mpg. This is Chicago city driving. Haven't taken it on the open highway(yet). This car is 1000x nicer riding than the Kia and much more comfortable to sit in. I'm counting on Nissan's rep for reliability to keep this car for a long time. Will post more down the line!!
Here's the link in case you guys need it
http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread/230872
Calculations are as follows. Assuming that the dealer gave me a full tank; the car had 37 miles on it at purchase. I drove it until 315 miles with barely one tick left on the fuel guage (fuel light was on). Filled the tank with 11.3 gallons. So I came up with 315/11.3=27.8. Now I now that there are a number of variables not accounted for, so the numbers can be skewed one way or the other. But, regardless, somewhat decent for 1st tank mileage.
Now, I realize this is just the first tank and mileage may or may not improve due to "break-in". Which, by the way, I don't know that I beleive. However, after reading this board and seeing my 27.8 mpg, I am second guessing my decision to not be more patient with the Fit. I am trying to reserve judgement until I get some more miles on it.
As an aside...As anyone gotten their hands on the cargo area container that makes the cargo area flat (from the Tiida)?
driving includes driving on four-lane roads that allow you to get up to 55 MPH, then you are not driving pure city. That's suburban.
Why am I saying this? If you indeed got 27.8 MPG doing pure city, your Versa is doing very well. But your "city" driving is actually more suburban, then that number is probably just okay.
I've seen that "cargo area leveler" online. I'm likely to make one for myself. Just one of those DIY types! :P
I totally agree that if you got nearly 28 mpg in stop and go driving, you should be jumping for joy and clicking your heels at the gas pump. You might just have gotten one of the Versa's that will actually get the EPA new revised estimates of 26 in town 33 highway.
Consumers Reports more beliveable numbers on the other hand, secretly buy all the vehicles they test and actually drive them on the streets, report their Versa tester at about 20 MPG in hard stop and go conditions.
I have heard of as low as 12 mpg in the city..(the guy was delivering newspapers to apartment buildings in New York.)
So don't give up yet, your Versa might just keep getting better after a couple of thousand miles under its belt.
Mine has had some freakish mpg numbers both good and dismal.
On a recent 5,000 mile cross coutry marathon trip, and keeping scrupulous notes on the gas usage, I have had some mpg numbers so high I dare not mention them.
The great conditions were,(posted) speeds of 65 mph and good tail winds, (Flagstaff AZ to Lake Powell UT).
On the other hand, in constant howling headwinds, (45 to 65 mph fully loaded, 75ish mph,through New Mexico and Arizona) not surpisingly, we were lucky to make it to the next gas station.
If you do make one of the cargo levelers yourself, take a picture. If you would take contract work....I'd be interested in purchasing one from you...
Tony
Why do you think you would get much better than 27.8 MPG in your first tank?
What does the EPA estimates window sticker say about city mileage on your car?
I'm surprised you even got that high of mileage based on other owners reports here. You should be celebrating.
for my automatic. It appears that I'm getting more mpg
but I haven't been doing the math. Just getting higher
numbers on the odometer - 337, 339, 341 - instead of
the 330 or less I was getting.
When the Nissan engineers were posting they recommended
keeping the RPM's below 2k whenever possible. For me,
that is easiest done when I'm taking off from a stop.
The car picks up speed/shifts quickly so it's not a
slooooow pull off the light. Just a steady, light pressure
and I'm up to 30 mph in less than 10 seconds. 30 being
the posted speed limit here in town.
Datgrl in MD
All of my Nissans since 1979 have been 5 speeds and I basically skipped 4th gear on all of them, so this is just my driving habit.
I always run the mileage numbers on every fill up. Sort of like taking the car's temperature, I use it as an indication of possible problems. A sudden drop in mileage gets my attention and I think about how I was driving recently and if that might have been the cause. If that's not it, then I'm "on alert" and will fill up next time after running between 1/4 and 1/2 tank to recheck the mileage. If it returns to normal I chalk the one tank of bad mileage up to either strange driving conditions (like if there was snow or lots of stop and go traffic) or to a fill up screw up where I didn't actually fill up the time before, so that the next time it took a bit more to fill up for about the same number of miles.
But if the bad mileage repeats, it's usually a sign of something having changed in the car. Last time it happened with my Altima, turned out that a fuel injector was starting to go. The mileage gave me an indication before it threw a code and turned on the check engine light.
Still, 24.6 mpg is pretty good for true all city driving.
My wife crossed the Versa off of our list pretty early (along with lots of other small cars like the Fit, Corolla, Civic, Mazda 3 etc), so I wound up with an Accord a few weeks ago. I was quite impressed with the rear seat comfort for the Versa's size. Wish we had more hatchback choices here.
Just to throw out a comparison, the Accord (4cyl 5M) is averaging over 31 mpg for the first 2000 miles (mostly highway, but city is brutal, 1-2 mile drives in cold weather).
I noticed the new Altima that CR tested was right at the EPA highway numbers in their 65 mph highway test. Most cars CR tests are above the highway numbers by 3-5 mpg (the Accord was 5 mpg above the CR highway). So the Versa is not alone.
BTW, I skip shifts quite often as well.
The CVT is very easy to keep below 2K and get up to speed.
The cars we looked at were the Matrix (too expensive), Fit (dealer never has one) and the Versa. The Versa seemed the best compromise of space, features, fuel efficiency and economy. I am a pretty conservative driver. My lead foot days are long gone and I appreciate the variables that is the live physics experiment of driving. That and there is nothing to be gained by expending a finite resource just so you can get your jollies by going faster (another story, another time).
The EPA estimates for the car were 30 city/34 hwy. Considering my conservative driving style...I was really hoping to hit that 30 mark. I realize that it's only my first tank, but hearing all the fuel economy stories in this forum does not exactly spark my optimism nor reassure me that my purchase was the correct one. I was just hoping that in 2007, major japanese automakers could hit what they have advertised...my bad for being hopeful and naive. Only time will tell.
As far as the rest of the car goes....love it!
So has anyone here compared your MPG with your previous car?
BTW my Versa is LIGHT years ahead of that car and get better mileage...
Tony
The Versa is centuries ahead in all aspects. Now, if she can only get the mileage advertised.
I'm no hypermiler, although I do try to be in 6th as often and as long as practical when driving.
Many people don't like being passed due to sociological/psychological reasons such as feeling like they are "losing a race" when they notice several cars passing them by. They may also be in a hurry and really wanted to go faster anyway and just use other people's speeding as an excuse/justification.
"Officer, they 'forced me' to speed. How fast I drive isn't my responsibility, it's theirs."
Reason I think we must be into summer gas is that the entire tank was local driving, it's been warmer, so the A/C was on for a lot of it, and I even got stuck in traffic at the Penn State spring football game where I covered about 1.5 miles in around 40 minutes :sick:
Filled up this morning and it worked out to 33.2mpg on this last tank.
Feather footing is more than pushing on the gas pedal easier. I've heard that some try feather footing, get tired of it, & return to the fast travels, fast accelerations, fast interactions with other vehicles & let their constant speeds become wayward. Your heart must be 100% into feather footing, NOT to be tired.
The real way of feather footing is easy on the pedal, easy on the planet Earth, easy on your pocketbook, easy on yourself. Its a philosophical change...Zen of the pedal, so to say. Its love of travel, it is love of the planet Earth, it is love of people next to the road you travel, it is love to accomplish your ways with less fuel. It is more than philosophy, more than Zen...it is Love.