Real world fuel useage - example - Toyota Yaris Forums

ArtS · 08-21-2007, 02:42 PM

Just got back from a trip up to New Brunswick Canada in my new Yaris liftback 5-sp (about 800 miles in all). My wife and I, a dog, all our luggage plus quite a bit of food etc, so we were well over 400+ pounds of load - we got 40.2 mpg going up and 41.6 mpg comming home. All travel was with a/c on, 65 to 75 mph on the interstate. Tires were set at 32 cold - car is not fully broken in with only 240 miles on it at the start. Loved the car, thought the ride was better than I expected, handling was sharp. Very happy with it.

Kaotic Lazagna · 08-21-2007, 04:24 PM

nice. i thought it was to go on long drives with a non-broken-in motor? you did mention that you went 65-75 mph. did you vary your speed?

bnther36 · 08-21-2007, 05:03 PM

Congratulations on the new car. You'll love it

I've had mine for about 9 weeks and I'm just shy of 6K miles. The Yaris is a great little car. Don't get me wrong, there are days I really miss my Subaru AWD and I'm sure that I'll be missing it even more this winter; but you just can't beat the performance of this little Yaris. My best MPG was 45.6 but my average is probably between 42 and 43. I pumped the tires up to around 40 psi and accelerate with moderation but other than that, I just set the cruise at 70 mph and drive. No modifications (yet) and no fancy driving techniques. At half the price of a hybrid, it really is a fantastic car.

08-21-2007, 02:42 PM	#1
ArtS Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bluffton South Carolina Posts: 23	Real world fuel useage - example Just got back from a trip up to New Brunswick Canada in my new Yaris liftback 5-sp (about 800 miles in all). My wife and I, a dog, all our luggage plus quite a bit of food etc, so we were well over 400+ pounds of load - we got 40.2 mpg going up and 41.6 mpg comming home. All travel was with a/c on, 65 to 75 mph on the interstate. Tires were set at 32 cold - car is not fully broken in with only 240 miles on it at the start. Loved the car, thought the ride was better than I expected, handling was sharp. Very happy with it.

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08-21-2007, 04:24 PM	#2
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	nice. i thought it was to go on long drives with a non-broken-in motor? you did mention that you went 65-75 mph. did you vary your speed?

08-21-2007, 05:03 PM	#3
bnther36 Drives: 07 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mich Posts: 84	Congratulations on the new car. You'll love it I've had mine for about 9 weeks and I'm just shy of 6K miles. The Yaris is a great little car. Don't get me wrong, there are days I really miss my Subaru AWD and I'm sure that I'll be missing it even more this winter; but you just can't beat the performance of this little Yaris. My best MPG was 45.6 but my average is probably between 42 and 43. I pumped the tires up to around 40 psi and accelerate with moderation but other than that, I just set the cruise at 70 mph and drive. No modifications (yet) and no fancy driving techniques. At half the price of a hybrid, it really is a fantastic car.