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silentassassin
10-16-2013, 03:47 PM
Iv noticed while driving on the highway, my RPM's are around 3200-3500. Now my question is will driving at these high RPM's ware out the engine faster? Because other cars i drive are less than this. Thanks for the help.
WeeYari
10-16-2013, 03:51 PM
That's about the correct rpm range for ~70 mph or so, and is typical of engines of this displacement.

Were your other cars 6 or 8 cylinders? An 8 cylinder can cruise along at the same speed while only spinning around 1600 rpm.
jayeh
10-16-2013, 05:28 PM
Iv noticed while driving on the highway, my RPM's are around 3200-3500. Now my question is will driving at these high RPM's ware out the engine faster? Because other cars i drive are less than this. Thanks for the help.

It's a toyota. It loves to rev. Don't worry about it.

I found it pretty alarming at first too.
silentassassin
10-16-2013, 11:24 PM
It's a toyota. It loves to rev. Don't worry about it.

I found it pretty alarming at first too.
I found it alarming as well, but i only had the car for 2 weeks or so. So i guess ill get used to it. Also will reving it more hurt the mpg? thanks again for all your help guys.
tooter
10-17-2013, 12:02 AM
Iv noticed while driving on the highway, my RPM's are around 3200-3500. Now my question is will driving at these high RPM's ware out the engine faster? Because other cars i drive are less than this. Thanks for the help.

That sounds a little high to me. Is your Yaris an automatic? Mine does 2,600rpm @ 60mph on the freeway with a stick.

Greg
silentassassin
10-17-2013, 10:59 AM
That sounds a little high to me. Is your Yaris an automatic? Mine does 2,600rpm @ 60mph on the freeway with a stick.

Greg
Mine is a automatic. but i'm going around 75-80mph i live in Florida so the highway speed is 70mph.
IllusionX
10-17-2013, 11:00 AM
LOL you are never going to be driving at 1200rpm@60mph :P
not like old GM cars..


my old swift with a 3 spd auto trans did 4000rpm@70mph.
jayeh
10-17-2013, 05:16 PM
I found it alarming as well, but i only had the car for 2 weeks or so. So i guess ill get used to it. Also will reving it more hurt the mpg? thanks again for all your help guys.
Nope, although the mpg drops the higher you go obviously.

Remember that similar cars get the same mpg as the Yaris (or lower) and they all have 5-6 speed automatics too!

That sounds a little high to me. Is your Yaris an automatic? Mine does 2,600rpm @ 60mph on the freeway with a stick.

Greg

The AT is definitely a bit higher than that.