Just got over the 47 mpg hump! - Toyota Yaris Forums

R2D2 · 09-22-2010, 11:56 AM

Finally managed to break into 47 mpg territory-fuelled up yesterday and calculated 47.3 mpg. This with a 2009 5 dr LB with Auto. I live in fairly hilly terrain and most trips are 2- 15 miles with mixed rural/intown/city driving.

This car has had nothing but Shell E10 since the dealer tank. An Autometer Ecometer is used. Stock Bridgestone RE92 @ 55-60 psi, racing disc wheel covers, and block heater use for temps below 45 F. The ecometer probably made the single biggest gain with air pressure being second.

I'm pretty pumped with these numbers because it's challenging to get great numbers in short trips with the Auto due to the 4th gear lock out until the engine is warmed up. Many thanks to the hypermilers here for sharing your tips. They have been a huge help!

09-22-2010, 11:56 AM	#1
R2D2 Crazy Oil Sniffer Drives: MM 09 Yaris 5 Dr LB "Click" Join Date: May 2009 Location: ME Posts: 498	Just got over the 47 mpg hump! Finally managed to break into 47 mpg territory-fuelled up yesterday and calculated 47.3 mpg. This with a 2009 5 dr LB with Auto. I live in fairly hilly terrain and most trips are 2- 15 miles with mixed rural/intown/city driving. This car has had nothing but Shell E10 since the dealer tank. An Autometer Ecometer is used. Stock Bridgestone RE92 @ 55-60 psi, racing disc wheel covers, and block heater use for temps below 45 F. The ecometer probably made the single biggest gain with air pressure being second. I'm pretty pumped with these numbers because it's challenging to get great numbers in short trips with the Auto due to the 4th gear lock out until the engine is warmed up. Many thanks to the hypermilers here for sharing your tips. They have been a huge help! __________________ "The howl was the sound of God’s casting pot, the morphing of my cells into shape, the forming of oceans out of molten premordial plasma. And I could feel it. I could cry for it. I could cry with it." -The Fitful One

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