Finally, 45 MPG! - Toyota Yaris Forums

minicorolla · 06-11-2009, 08:04 PM

I've been toying with 43-44, last week was 44.9. This week I hit 45.59 with 7.988 gal. going 364.2 miles. I started taking a new route to work using a rural road at 40 - 55 MPH. for half my commute instead of the freeway. When I do get on the freeway, I stick to 60 MPH as much as possible. This week I've noticed if I'm going 60, I usually get a couple cars that start following me, especially if I'm behind a semi. Some times I go faster if the traffic warrants it, I don't want to create a bottleneck when there is a lot of traffic.

yaris-me · 06-12-2009, 02:58 AM

Great!

voodoo22 · 06-12-2009, 07:30 AM

It's great to see you rewarded for your effort.

roxy1 · 06-12-2009, 09:40 AM

that is great mileage. surely you must be using 107 octane

...oh, and ill never call you surely again.

09YarisNC · 06-12-2009, 10:38 AM

Sounds great! My first fill up I got 39.9 miles per gallon.

I am very happy about this.

detroiter · 06-12-2009, 11:41 AM

I don't have a scanguage or anything but the mpg difference between going 60mph and 70mph seems pretty big. can anyone supply some information in the mpg gain between doing 60 instead of 70?

voodoo22 · 06-12-2009, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by detroiter

I don't have a scanguage or anything but the mpg difference between going 60mph and 70mph seems pretty big. can anyone supply some information in the mpg gain between doing 60 instead of 70?

about 5+ mpg less. For great fe you have to go 55 and under with no a/c.

minicorolla · 06-12-2009, 08:19 PM

I use reg. gas from Shell mostly.
On my first tank I got about 38 MPG. Never really got good util 5K mi.
Shirley?

deerebilt · 06-12-2009, 08:41 PM

my 08 sedan s 5sp 22k miles on reg gas overall since new 44 mpg although last to tanks just a hair over 50 mpg

Sodium Duck · 06-12-2009, 10:42 PM

Nice!

minicorolla · 06-13-2009, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deerebilt

my 08 sedan s 5sp 22k miles on reg gas overall since new 44 mpg although last to tanks just a hair over 50 mpg

That's great deerebilt, a new goal for me!

nvidiaxtc · 06-14-2009, 05:02 AM

Way better then me.

talnlnky · 06-15-2009, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by detroiter

I don't have a scanguage or anything but the mpg difference between going 60mph and 70mph seems pretty big. can anyone supply some information in the mpg gain between doing 60 instead of 70?

there are tons of factors when going that speed. Drifting behind a semi I can get very high numbers, even when doing 70.

You can expect to see around 5-10MPG difference on average between the two speeds... especially if you don't try the "Hangtime" skill... Tho hangtime I think has been exaggerated, it does help. I don't think it really has anything to do with ECU maps or whatever, but rather physics of energy & torque required to speed up versus energy/torque required to maintain speed.

There are some times I notice that going slower makes it harder to get good mpg's than slightly faster... for example... I find it easier to get good numbers going around 60mph than 55mph on the highway I use to go home. Regardless of of fast I go I seem to use the same throttle possition after I get up to speed and back off on the trottle a bit. So really, the slower speed, but same usage of gas means I get lower mpg at 55. That doesn't appear to be true on all roads/highways tho.

Still haven't gotten to 45 yet. I lowered my tires back down to 40psi... so I don't know if i'll see it ever. 43's seem to be what I see. I had one 250+ mile trip that I got almost 48mpg on, But not for a full tank.

Hypermiler · 06-15-2009, 08:56 PM

Hi folks,
New to the forum, happy to be here! I just purchased a 2009 Yaris 5-door (bayou blue). I got it 2 weeks ago today and the odometer hit 1000 miles tonight on the ride home. Averaging 39.77mpg so far! I love it!

Hypermiler · 06-15-2009, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by detroiter

I don't have a scanguage or anything but the mpg difference between going 60mph and 70mph seems pretty big. can anyone supply some information in the mpg gain between doing 60 instead of 70?

This is a good read, rather long, but very good. Basically states that all vehicles begin to see a decrease in efficiency at speeds above 65mph due to wind resistance, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_ec...conomy_studies

minicorolla · 06-15-2009, 09:21 PM

Yer off on the right foot! Read the stickies and it'll keep going up except in the winter.
Wait til you hit 5K, it'll be up there. Maybe my winter numbers are low (38) cuz of all the snow which you probably don't have in Jersey. But 38 isn't too bad.

Zaphod · 06-16-2009, 07:45 PM

Congratulations!

voodoo22 · 06-17-2009, 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by talnlnky

Drifting behind a semi I can get very high numbers, even when doing 70.

Please don't draft; aka tailgate; it's one of the most dangerous things you can do on the road.

06-11-2009, 08:04 PM	#1
minicorolla Drives: 2008 Sedan White Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 54	Finally, 45 MPG! I've been toying with 43-44, last week was 44.9. This week I hit 45.59 with 7.988 gal. going 364.2 miles. I started taking a new route to work using a rural road at 40 - 55 MPH. for half my commute instead of the freeway. When I do get on the freeway, I stick to 60 MPH as much as possible. This week I've noticed if I'm going 60, I usually get a couple cars that start following me, especially if I'm behind a semi. Some times I go faster if the traffic warrants it, I don't want to create a bottleneck when there is a lot of traffic.

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nvidiaxtc View User's Garage Drives: Black 2009 3Dr Hatch Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hayward, CA Posts: 36	dang Way better then me.

06-15-2009, 09:21 PM	#16
minicorolla Drives: 2008 Sedan White Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 54	Yer off on the right foot! Read the stickies and it'll keep going up except in the winter. Wait til you hit 5K, it'll be up there. Maybe my winter numbers are low (38) cuz of all the snow which you probably don't have in Jersey. But 38 isn't too bad. Attached Images

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