I want to compare MPGs. Today: 20.3 mpg Trip ODO: 30 miles. Total ODO: 10,300 miles.
A majority of my driving is around town. I don't speed, but I don't take my time getting to the speed limit either. Stopped at the crosswalk, I will often bring 2nd gear up to 5k rpm and skip 3rd and drop right to 4th, staying ahead of the pack, with only needing to let off the gas before the next light turns green, or try to. Often, traffic behind me feels the need to set me as the checkered flag, but I usually won't let traffic come crowd around me. I will maintain my distance, and perhaps just keep right as the rear of the pack plays leap frog with each other, fighting for position among other grocery getters and soccer moms. Otherwise, I make sure to stay in a staggered formation, leaving myself an out, and an opportunity for the vehicle ahead of me to change lanes if needed.
So, that has my City MPG around 18-24 mpg City.
My mixed City/Hwy mpg has been 27 mpg.
On the highway, I cruise in 6th at 70mph, which is the typical flow around here. I always get to highway speeds at WOT. No sense in wasting a good opportunity to check performance.
All Hwy miles: 34-36 mpg.
I drove from San Diego to Stockton on I-5 at 75 mph, with about 500lbs of gear maintaining 34 mpg. Empty miles heading south to San Diego got 36 mpg @ 80 mph (10 over)
Going up Highway 101 from San Diego got me 32 mpg, with some traffic and hills and some showing off for a passenger.
But I have taken it very very easy this week, hardly bring the rpms over 3k, going below the speed limit, smooth driving, and get the worst fuel economy. 20 mpg. I think that the short time I spent accelerating gives a longer time to just roll and that's where I save the most fuel In Town.
A majority of my driving is around town. I don't speed, but I don't take my time getting to the speed limit either. Stopped at the crosswalk, I will often bring 2nd gear up to 5k rpm and skip 3rd and drop right to 4th, staying ahead of the pack, with only needing to let off the gas before the next light turns green, or try to. Often, traffic behind me feels the need to set me as the checkered flag, but I usually won't let traffic come crowd around me. I will maintain my distance, and perhaps just keep right as the rear of the pack plays leap frog with each other, fighting for position among other grocery getters and soccer moms. Otherwise, I make sure to stay in a staggered formation, leaving myself an out, and an opportunity for the vehicle ahead of me to change lanes if needed.
So, that has my City MPG around 18-24 mpg City.
My mixed City/Hwy mpg has been 27 mpg.
On the highway, I cruise in 6th at 70mph, which is the typical flow around here. I always get to highway speeds at WOT. No sense in wasting a good opportunity to check performance.
All Hwy miles: 34-36 mpg.
I drove from San Diego to Stockton on I-5 at 75 mph, with about 500lbs of gear maintaining 34 mpg. Empty miles heading south to San Diego got 36 mpg @ 80 mph (10 over)
Going up Highway 101 from San Diego got me 32 mpg, with some traffic and hills and some showing off for a passenger.
But I have taken it very very easy this week, hardly bring the rpms over 3k, going below the speed limit, smooth driving, and get the worst fuel economy. 20 mpg. I think that the short time I spent accelerating gives a longer time to just roll and that's where I save the most fuel In Town.