Fuel Economy - Page 84 - Toyota Yaris Forums

petesimac · 08-14-2007, 02:36 PM

Is this mostly city driving? If so, you're doing great. Try a hwy trip, go the speed limit or less, and I guarantee you'll get over 40 mpg.

adamschneider · 08-14-2007, 07:16 PM

Last week I had a tank that was almost exclusively highway driving: 41.4 MPG.

The route was Portland to Bend (and beyond), then back the next day (although I fueled up in Salem on my way back). 380 miles at 55-70 MPH the whole way; I barely touched my brake pedal. I got up as high as 5500' elevation, but for every hill I climbed up, of course I got to coast down the other side; the trip began and ended near sea level.

voodoo22 · 08-14-2007, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by marcus

i want to hit 600 km b4 the last bar starts blinkin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I watched the shifting on the auto much closer the past couple days and have noticed when accelerating the transmission shifts before 2000 rpm and when decelerating it shifts closer to 1500, so I'd try shifting a lot earlier than you are now.

churp · 08-14-2007, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by petesimac

Is this mostly city driving? If so, you're doing great. Try a hwy trip, go the speed limit or less, and I guarantee you'll get over 40 mpg.

Depends on the speed limit!!!!! Hard to get 40 mpg at 75 mph...is all of the east coast still 55?

MarkBen · 08-15-2007, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by churp

Depends on the speed limit!!!!! Hard to get 40 mpg at 75 mph...is all of the east coast still 55?

I do roughly 70% highway miles at 55-65 mph, but its only 8 highway miles to and from work.

Most of the east coast is 65... in MD anyways. There are stretches that are 55. And I believe W. Virginia and down is mostly 70 mph ( Interstate 95 that is..)

trini_per4mance · 08-15-2007, 09:37 AM

I get about 50mpg@70mph on the highway. This is way better than any Hybrid or Smartcar and it's way cheaper too. And, oh, I forgot to mention, way more fun to drive.

ECHOKnight2000 · 08-15-2007, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by trini_per4mance

I get about 50mpg@70mph on the highway. This is way better than any Hybrid or Smartcar and it's way cheaper too. And, oh, I forgot to mention, way more fun to drive.

Wow at 70mph? I got 50mpg doing 65 I figured any higher I wouldn't get that great of mileage...I guess it depends on how far you're driving. If its a short highway trip I highly doubt it would be that high but congrats on the mileage, that's cool! It feels good doesn't it?

churp · 08-15-2007, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by trini_per4mance

I get about 50mpg@70mph on the highway. This is way better than any Hybrid or Smartcar and it's way cheaper too. And, oh, I forgot to mention, way more fun to drive.

Well I bet you would get 70 mpg driving 50 mph

marcus · 08-15-2007, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by voodoo22

I watched the shifting on the auto much closer the past couple days and have noticed when accelerating the transmission shifts before 2000 rpm and when decelerating it shifts closer to 1500, so I'd try shifting a lot earlier than you are now.

thanks VD22 i might try that...we shall see..

Pavel Olavich · 08-17-2007, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by trini_per4mance

I get about 50mpg@70mph on the highway. This is way better than any Hybrid or Smartcar and it's way cheaper too. And, oh, I forgot to mention, way more fun to drive.

Pavel Olavich · 08-17-2007, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by marcus

thanks VD22 i might try that...we shall see..

Be careful...shifting too early can also burn decrease MPG...there is a sweet spot...someplace between shifting late and shifting early...one must not assume that keeping the RPM's down and shifting early will always increase MPG.

BailOut · 08-17-2007, 06:03 PM

The world was out to kill my FE on this tank.

1) I drove with my damaged door for 10 days, which hurt the aerodynamics.

2) The body shop drove the car hard.

3) The wife used the a/c twice.

4) I had several slow trips over the mountain due to the entirety of the highway being re-paved in sections.

The end result was 47.562 MPG, which was my worst tank in a few months.

sherryberry · 08-17-2007, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BailOut

The world was out to kill my FE on this tank.

1) I drove with my damaged door for 10 days, which hurt the aerodynamics.

2) The body shop drove the car hard.

3) The wife used the a/c twice.

4) I had several slow trips over the mountain due to the entirety of the highway being re-paved in sections.

The end result was 47.562 MPG, which was my worst tank in a few months.

that's still better than i'll ever get

marcus · 08-17-2007, 06:29 PM

i think he drives the 1.3 liter engine yaris!!! hmmmm..

BailOut · 08-17-2007, 11:47 PM

marcus,

If you find a way that I can get a 1.3L (or, better yet, the 1.0L), here in the U.S. please tell me how. All we can buy here today, and what I have, is the 1.5L.

eTiMaGo · 08-18-2007, 11:33 AM

Well here's an interesting observation... I knew that air conditioning was quite a hog of engine power, and as a result, fuel, but it's a much bigger difference than I thought! Over here AC is more or less a necessity, but I've trying to do without it as much as possible, like int he evening, or on cool rainy days. Firstly you can feel a big difference in engine power especially at low revs, it feels a lot smoother, much harder to stall. And, so far, I have not yet finished this tank, but the meter's at the halfway mark since a few days, I have 270km on the tank, normally I only have about 200 at this point. So, it looks like I may finally get to 400km before refilling (normally I refill at about 330km, i.e. ~24MPG), which would mean close to 30MPG... Wait and see...

swng · 08-19-2007, 02:36 AM

It is said here (please see link below), inter alia, that AC can increase fuel consumption by 20% or more in city driving. If you do not have time for the whole page, please go direct to the paragraphs captioned "Are you willing to pay a fuel penalty for all those extras?" and "Options for fuel efficiency":

http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/transportatio...ips.cfm?attr=8

BTW, after reading the whole page myself, I am quite happy that I have chosen a Yaris.

I will be very interested to see your report on the whole tank here eTiMago!

eTiMaGo · 08-19-2007, 08:54 AM

well the crappy thing is, now my fuel gauge has dropped two bars in one day, I just reached 300KM and 2 bars left. I know, it's somehow a feature of this fuel gauge that the secon half drops faster than the first, but this is ridiculous

or maybe my messed up exhaust pipe had something to do with it, but I doubt that...

08-14-2007, 07:16 PM	#1496
adamschneider Drives: Bayou Blue 2dr, AT Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 67	Last week I had a tank that was almost exclusively highway driving: 41.4 MPG. The route was Portland to Bend (and beyond), then back the next day (although I fueled up in Salem on my way back). 380 miles at 55-70 MPH the whole way; I barely touched my brake pedal. I got up as high as 5500' elevation, but for every hill I climbed up, of course I got to coast down the other side; the trip began and ended near sea level. Last edited by adamschneider; 08-14-2007 at 07:28 PM.

08-17-2007, 06:03 PM	#1506
BailOut Steals terrorist's lunch View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Reno, Nevada, USA Posts: 1,299	The world was out to kill my FE on this tank. 1) I drove with my damaged door for 10 days, which hurt the aerodynamics. 2) The body shop drove the car hard. 3) The wife used the a/c twice. 4) I had several slow trips over the mountain due to the entirety of the highway being re-paved in sections. The end result was 47.562 MPG, which was my worst tank in a few months. __________________ - Brian Share the Road I often carry 2 carpool passengers and mountain bikes or snowboards/skis over a 4,500 foot elevation difference. Click the graphic above to see my detailed mileage logs.

08-17-2007, 11:47 PM	#1509
BailOut Steals terrorist's lunch View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Reno, Nevada, USA Posts: 1,299	marcus, If you find a way that I can get a 1.3L (or, better yet, the 1.0L), here in the U.S. please tell me how. All we can buy here today, and what I have, is the 1.5L. __________________ - Brian Share the Road I often carry 2 carpool passengers and mountain bikes or snowboards/skis over a 4,500 foot elevation difference. Click the graphic above to see my detailed mileage logs.

08-18-2007, 11:33 AM	#1510
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	Well here's an interesting observation... I knew that air conditioning was quite a hog of engine power, and as a result, fuel, but it's a much bigger difference than I thought! Over here AC is more or less a necessity, but I've trying to do without it as much as possible, like int he evening, or on cool rainy days. Firstly you can feel a big difference in engine power especially at low revs, it feels a lot smoother, much harder to stall. And, so far, I have not yet finished this tank, but the meter's at the halfway mark since a few days, I have 270km on the tank, normally I only have about 200 at this point. So, it looks like I may finally get to 400km before refilling (normally I refill at about 330km, i.e. ~24MPG), which would mean close to 30MPG... Wait and see... __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

08-19-2007, 08:54 AM	#1512
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	well the crappy thing is, now my fuel gauge has dropped two bars in one day, I just reached 300KM and 2 bars left. I know, it's somehow a feature of this fuel gauge that the secon half drops faster than the first, but this is ridiculous or maybe my messed up exhaust pipe had something to do with it, but I doubt that... __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

08-14-2007, 02:36 PM	#1495
petesimac Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: May 2007 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 89	Is this mostly city driving? If so, you're doing great. Try a hwy trip, go the speed limit or less, and I guarantee you'll get over 40 mpg.

08-15-2007, 09:37 AM	#1500
trini_per4mance Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris S Sedan Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 162	I get about 50mpg@70mph on the highway. This is way better than any Hybrid or Smartcar and it's way cheaper too. And, oh, I forgot to mention, way more fun to drive.

08-17-2007, 06:29 PM	#1508
marcus toyota View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris RS Blazed Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: toronto, canada Posts: 3,637	i think he drives the 1.3 liter engine yaris!!! hmmmm..

08-19-2007, 02:36 AM	#1511
swng Drives: 06 3-dr auto RS Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BC Posts: 1,051	It is said here (please see link below), inter alia, that AC can increase fuel consumption by 20% or more in city driving. If you do not have time for the whole page, please go direct to the paragraphs captioned "Are you willing to pay a fuel penalty for all those extras?" and "Options for fuel efficiency": http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/transportatio...ips.cfm?attr=8 BTW, after reading the whole page myself, I am quite happy that I have chosen a Yaris. I will be very interested to see your report on the whole tank here eTiMago!